Johnson Road Covered Bridge

The Johnson Road Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located near Petersburg, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.

Johnson Road Covered Bridge
Johnson Road Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Johnson Road Covered Bridge
Johnson Road Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Johnson Road Covered Bridge
Nearest cityPetersburg, Ohio
Coordinates38°57′31″N 82°47′16″W / 38.95861°N 82.78778°W / 38.95861; -82.78778 (Johnson Road Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1870
Built byRobert W. Smith
Architectural styleWooden Smith truss
NRHP reference No.84003749[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1984

It was built around 1870 by Robert W. Smith, using his 1867 patent for the Smith truss design.[2] While most all of the covered bridges built in Jackson County in the 19th century used this design, this one is the only known example still standing in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Smith, R.W. (1867). "U.S. Patent #66,900". U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  3. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 794. ISBN 9781878592705.
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