Germantown Covered Bridge
Appearance
Germantown Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | Center Street, over Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°37′34″N 84°21′54″W / 39.62611°N 84.36500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1870 |
Architectural style | Inverted bowstring bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 71000647[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 3, 1971 |
Removed from NRHP | 1981 |
The Germantown Covered Bridge, in Germantown, Ohio, was built in 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] However, it was delisted from the National Register after being destroyed in 1981.
It was an inverted bowstring bridge that carries Center Street over Little Twin Creek.
According to a 2012 source, it was originally located on the Dayton Pike. It was moved in 1911 to its present location.[2] It was restored in 1963.[3]
The bridge is only accessible for pedestrian traffic.[2]
It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1992.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Germantown Covered Bridge, Youtube video". YouTube. July 2012.
- ^ "Remarkable Ohio: Germantown Covered Bridge".
External links
Media related to Germantown Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Germantown Covered Bridge on YouTube
- Germantown Covered Bridge, at Bridgehunter, with 25 photos
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OH-87, "Germantown Covered Bridge, Center Street spanning Little Twin Creek, Germantown, Montgomery County, OH", 13 photos, 2 color transparencies, 3 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages