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Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

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Historical marker

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

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Pre-restoration Black Bridge, January, 1984

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in November 2008

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Four Mile Creek on Corso Road, north of Oxford
Location
Butler County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1868-69 by Bandin, Butin and Bowman; rehabilitated 2000
Design
Childs through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975
Also called
Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.52367, -84.73500   (decimal degrees)
39°31'25" N, 84°44'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/694686/4377340 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Oxford
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-09-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001336 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27339 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,948)
Built 1868 (26)
Built during 1860s (161)
Butler County, Ohio (19)
Childs truss (8)
Covered (755)
NR-listed (1,865)
Ohio (1,888)
Open to pedestrians (919)
Through truss (7,274)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,272)
Truss (20,636)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge is covered.
  • October 14, 2009: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
  • April 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources