Germantown Covered Bridge 35-57-01
Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over Little Twin Creek on E. Center St.. in Germantown
- Location
- Montgomery County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1870; relocated 1911
- Builders
- - Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
- D.H. & C.C. Morrison of Dayton, Ohio
- Design
- Inverted bowstring through truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.62633, -84.36500 (decimal degrees)
39°37'35" N, 84°21'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/726159/4389603 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Miamisburg
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 5767172 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
WGCB 35-57-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 71000647 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28075 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 7, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added CBW as builders - that way all name derivatives/incarnations of the company's are captured when searching CBW
- July 22, 2018: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added builder
- July 5, 2018: Updated by Bill Bowser: Street location corrected
- November 6, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
- July 6, 2014: New photos from James McCray
- June 26, 2014: New photos from james back
- March 20, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
- June 16, 2013: New photos from james back
- March 5, 2013: New photos from Jeffery A Barnes
- March 31, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added Google Street View.
- January 12, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
- August 10, 2006: Posted photos from Chris Light
Sources
- Chris Light - CJKADJ [at] juno [dot] com
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Bill Eichelberger
- james back
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Bill Bowser - webowser [at] me [dot] com
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
Comments
Tony,
I had heard that it is known to be 1865 but it has been labeled 1870 so long the incorrect label is now historic in its own right...
Not kidding...
Regards,
Art S.
I just checked Miriam Wood's book and she has it listed as being built in 1865 as well. She was known to be a very thorough researcher, so that definitely raises a question as to the validity of the 1870 date.
The Ceylon Covered Bridge in Indiana has always donned an 1860 date, even after the restoration a couple years ago... and even after Jim Cooper's research proved it was actually built in 1879. Good luck fighting the locals to get that incorrect date changed!
My turn to ask a question:
Why does HAER list the build date as 1865. I've heard various stories but thought I'd ask.
Regards,
Art S.
I am pretty sure the location is on Center Street in Germantown instead of Linden.
Joanna, the Germantown Covered Bridge is composed of wood and wrought iron. It may also have some cast iron fittings.
Can u tell me what the bridge is made out of?
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/oh/montgomery/germantown/
Oh I believe it... Same with Ceylon!