Palos Covered Bridge

The Palos Covered Bridge, in Athens County, Ohio near Glouster, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is a multiple kingpost truss covered bridge.[1]

Palos Covered Bridge
Palos Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Palos Covered Bridge
Nearest cityGlouster, Ohio
Coordinates39°31′31″N 82°04′19″W
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost truss
NRHP reference No.77001041[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 11, 1977

It is a single-span bridge spanning the east fork of Sunday Creek about one mile north of Glouster off State Route 13, in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio. It served the W. P. Rice Mine, a coal mine which operated from 1913 to 1925.[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. 46. ISBN 9781878592705.

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