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Reed Bridge

The Reed Bridge, near Marysville, Ohio, United States, was a Partridge truss covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Source
Reed Bridge
Location within Ohio
Nearest cityMarysville, Ohio
Coordinates40°08′59″N 83°22′50″W / 40.14972°N 83.38056°W / 40.14972; -83.38056 (Reed Covered Bridge)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural stylePartridge truss
NRHP reference No.750015471
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1975

The Reed Bridge, near Marysville, Ohio, United States, was a Partridge truss covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.1

It was a single-span wooden bridge which spanned Big Darby Creek.2

It was built by Reuben Partridge in 1884 and spanned over 150 feet (46 m). It was the longest covered bridge in Union County.3

Site of former bridge source ↗

It was located 3.5 miles south of Marysville off State Route 38 in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio. It was bypassed by Route 38 in the 1960s. The bridge collapsed on August 19, 1993.3

References

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 1364. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. "Reed Covered Bridge".