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Seymour Covered Bridge

Ross County, Ohio

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Wernwag Truss Bridge over Paint Creek on US 50
Location
Ross County, Ohio
Status
Replaced by a new bridge after abutment failure in 1933.
History
Built 1840, Replaced 1933-4
Builders
- J.W. Slee (Builder)
- Louis Wernwag of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Designer)
Design
Massive single-span Wernwag truss with arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 195.0 ft.
Total length: 211.0 ft.
Also called
US50 Paint Creek Bridge
Paint Creek Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.23987, -83.22877   (decimal degrees)
39°14'24" N, 83°13'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/307650/4345762 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Morgantown
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-71-07x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 59157 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,304)
Built 1840 (48)
Built during 1840s (224)
Covered (1,893)
Double-barreled (98)
J.W. Slee (1)
Lost (28,364)
Lost 1933 (69)
Lost during 1930s (856)
Louis Wernwag (7)
 Ohio (4,178)
Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
Ross County, Ohio (76)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
Truss (35,365)
US 50 (109)
Wernwag truss (5)

Update Log 

  • March 25, 2014: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and truss type
  • January 10, 2014: New photos from Luke Harden
  • January 7, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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