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Johnston Covered Bridge

Fairfield County, Ohio

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

BH Photo #108211

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Clear Creek on Amanda-Clearport Road
Location
Fairfield County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Preserved
History
Built 1887; bypassed 1993 and preserved for pedestrians
Builders
- August Borneman
- Hocking Valley Bridge Works of Lancaster, Ohio
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 98.0 ft.
Total length: 98.0 ft.
Also called
Terry Mill Covered Bridge
Johnson Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.61350, -82.65933   (decimal degrees)
39°36'49" N, 82°39'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/357560/4386176 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clearport
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-23-16 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 27542 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,336)
August Borneman (5)
Built 1887 (237)
Built during 1880s (2,164)
Covered (1,918)
Fairfield County, Ohio (56)
Have street view (28,892)
Hocking Valley Bridge Works (6)
Howe through truss (512)
 Howe truss (640)
Ohio (4,179)
Open to pedestrians (4,579)
Owned by county (21,605)
Preserved (1,229)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,782)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added Rick's photo and bypass date
  • July 17, 2016: New photos from Mike Mullins
  • December 8, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • October 12, 2014: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Corrected spelling
  • October 10, 2014: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
  • February 20, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • July 4, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder
  • March 13, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

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Johnston Covered Bridge
Posted February 14, 2022, by RICK SHELTON (shltn [dot] rck66 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

October 1996.