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Chesterville Covered Bridge 35-59-02x
Description
State Route 314 curved to the east of the Kokosing River, which was called "Owl Creek" also known as Old Wheat Road. It was called that because it was the major route for transporting wheat. in the earlier days. A covered bridge was built in 1863 to cross the river. The flood of 1913 destroyed the bridge and an iron bridge was erected in 1915. The riverbed was moved reducing the curves and a cement bridge was built in the 1940's.The commissioners paid for replacement with an iron bridge because it was the major agricultural route of the time.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over Kokosing River on Oh 314
- Location
- Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio
- Status
- Built in 1863, destroyed in the flood of 1913
- History
- Built 1863
- Also called
- Old Wheat Road bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.47471, -82.68381 (decimal degrees)
40°28'29" N, 82°41'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/357267/4481809 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Chesterville
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 35-59-02x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 66568 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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