The Rinard Covered Bridge, near Marietta, Ohio, was built in 1876. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
Rinard Covered Bridge | |
 Restored bridge c.2010 | |
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| Nearest city | Marietta, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°32′13″N 81°13′21″W / 39.53694°N 81.22250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1876 |
| Built by | Smith Bridge Company |
| Architect | H. H. Townsend |
| Architectural style | Smith truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001546[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
It is a Smith truss bridge built by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and is a work of H. H. Townsend. It has also been known as Hendershott's Ford Bridge.[1]
It is located northeast of Wingett Run on County Road 406 in Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio.
It spans the Little Muskingum River. The bridge was destroyed by a flash flood on September 18, 2004 and was rebuilt in 2006.[2]
It is covered in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[3]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Rinard Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-130, "Rinard Bridge, Spanning Little Muskingum River at County Road 406, Wingett Run, Washington County, OH", 9 photos, 22 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. PA-645, "Structural Study of Smith Trusses, Greenville, Mercer County, PA", 97 data pages