Blackwood Covered Bridge

The Blackwood Covered Bridge, over the Shade River near Athens, Ohio, was built in 1881. It is a King post truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Blackwood Covered Bridge
Blackwood Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Blackwood Covered Bridge
Nearest cityAthens, Ohio
Coordinates39°11′50″N 81°58′29″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Architectural styleKing post truss, covered
NRHP reference No.78002004[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1978

It is located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Athens[2] on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) in southern Lodi Township.

It is a single-span bridge with "vertical, high-boarded siding, a metal roof, projected portals, and cut-stone abutments." It is named for the Blackwood family which owned much of Lodi township.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 9781878592705.

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