Historic Bridges
of the United States
Dixon's Branch Covered Bridge
Preble County
,
Ohio
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Overview
Covered bridge in Civitan Park near Lewisburg
Location
Preble County
,
Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1887 by Everett S. Sherman; relocated here 1964
Builder
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E.S. Sherman
Design
Covered Childs through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.84667, -84.52850
(decimal degrees)
39°50'48" N, 84°31'43" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 28256
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,760)
Built 1887
(69)
Built during 1880s
(491)
Childs truss
(8)
Covered
(527)
E.S. Sherman
(7)
Ohio
(1,658)
Open to pedestrians
(420)
Preble County, Ohio
(51)
Relocated
(122)
Through truss
(5,274)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,948)
Truss
(15,824)
Update Log
July 23, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
April 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Anthony Dillon -
spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Dixon's Branch Covered Bridge
Posted October 30, 2007, by Bill Eichelberger
(wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)
Photo taken in 1987 by Bill Eichelberger