Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge

Summary

The Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge, near Chesterhill, Ohio and also known as Williams Covered Bridge, was built in 1872. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
Nearest cityChesterhill, Ohio
Coordinates39°30′10″N 81°50′03″W / 39.50278°N 81.83417°W / 39.50278; -81.83417 (Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1872
ArchitectShrake, John; Kirby, E.W.
Architectural styleCovered bridge
NRHP reference No.99000097[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 1999

It was built by Benjamin and John Pierpoint in 1872. As of 2017, the bridge is at the end of a township road and appears to have been abandoned.[2]

It was a work of John Shrake and of E.W. Kirby.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Harold Stiver (August 7, 2017). "Nature Notes: Barkhurst Mill (Williams) Covered Bridge, Ohio".