Photos 

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Overview

Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt
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Bridge being restored

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Vintage postcard view

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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Swamp Creek on Swamp Creek Road (TR 403)
Location
Preble County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1895, being restored 2008
Builder
- E.S. Sherman
Design
Covered Childs through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Swamp Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.87383, -84.51483   (decimal degrees)
39°52'26" N, 84°30'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/712535/4416710 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lewisburg
Inventory numbers
ODOT 6837344 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-68-14 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001518 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1969)
70

Categories 

19th Century (2,539)
Built 1895 (116)
Built during 1890s (1,056)
Childs truss (8)
Covered (633)
E.S. Sherman (7)
NR-listed (1,668)
Ohio (1,730)
One-lane traffic (6,998)
Open (23,111)
Owned by county (14,544)
Preble County, Ohio (51)
Span length 25-50 feet (7,539)
Structurally deficient (14,983)
Through truss (6,462)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,962)
Truss (19,461)
Wooden deck (5,198)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
  • July 23, 2008: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • April 10, 2006: Posted photo from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com