The Germantown Covered Bridge, in Germantown, Ohio, was built in 1870, restored in 1963,[2] and moved from its original location over Little Creek on the Dayton Pike to its present location on East Center St. in 1911. The design was an inverted bowstring.[3]
Germantown Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Center Street, over Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°37′34″N 84°21′54″W / 39.62611°N 84.36500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style | Inverted bowstring bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000647[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1971 |
| Removed from NRHP | 1981 |
The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] However, it was delisted from the National Register after being destroyed by a vehicle in 1981. Pieces of the bridge were used in the subsequent reconstruction; it was then designated for use by pedestrians only.[4] [5]
It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1992.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Remarkable Ohio: Germantown Covered Bridge".
- ^ "Germantown Covered Bridge". Atlas Obscurca. May 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Germantown Covered Bridge". HMDB. October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Germantown Covered Bridge, Youtube video". YouTube. July 2012.
External links
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Media related to Germantown Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Germantown Covered Bridge on YouTube
- Germantown Covered Bridge, at Bridgehunter, with 25 photos
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-87, "Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH", 13 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
