Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Harshman Covered Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

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Photos of newly restored Harshman Covered Bridge.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Vintage postcard view

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

Vicinity map

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Overview: Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Fairhaven Road
Location: Preble County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1894 by Everett S. Sherman, Restored 2008.
Builder: - E.S. Sherman
Design: Covered Childs through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 90.9 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.69983, -84.76933 (decimal degrees)
39°41'59" N, 84°46'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/691249/4396821 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fairhaven
Inventory numbers: ODOT 6836399 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-68-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001517 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28263 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969): 340

Harshman Covered Bridge

Posted November 13, 2007, by Dean Lewis (f7motor [at] globalsite [dot] net)

Pictures taken 10-01-2006