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Pottersburg Covered Bridge 35-80-01

Union County, Ohio

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2004

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BH Photo #270807

Map 

Description 

This original Bridge moved to Village of North Lewisburg as the Pottersburg Bridge. Moved around the corner to the south just off of Innskeep-Cratty Rd on Rails to Trails bike path.

Facts 

Overview
Partridge through truss bridge over Big Darby on North Lewisburg Rd
Location
Union County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by new bridge & rebuilt on bike path
History
Moved & Replaced 2007
Builder
- Reuben Partridge of Wilmington, New York/Marysville, Ohio
Design
Partridge through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.5 ft.
Also called
Pottersburg
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.24064, -83.52887   (decimal degrees)
40°14'26" N, 83°31'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/284883/4457534 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
North Lewisburg
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-80-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 58849 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,304)
Built 1868 (113)
Built during 1860s (590)
Covered (1,893)
Ohio (4,178)
Open to pedestrians (4,580)
Owned by county (21,598)
 Partridge truss (10)
Reuben Partridge (10)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,360)
Truss (35,365)
Union County, Ohio (48)

Update Log 

  • December 31, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 9, 2015: Updated by Janis Ford: Corrected details. Bridge was moved around the corner. It is not "lost".
  • November 22, 2013: Added by Steve Conro

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Janis Ford
  • Geoff Hubbs

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