Kirker Covered Bridge

Summary

The Kirker Covered Bridge, near West Union, Ohio, was built in the late 1860s.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Kirker Covered Bridge
Kirker Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Kirker Covered Bridge
Nearest cityWest Union, Ohio
Coordinates38°47′03″N 83°36′12″W / 38.78417°N 83.60333°W / 38.78417; -83.60333 (Kirker Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1865-70
Architectural styleKingpost truss bridge
NRHP reference No.75001309[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1975

It is a kingpost truss bridge.[1]

It is located southwest of West Union off State Route 136. It is named for the Ohio governor during 1807–08, Thomas Kirker, who had immigrated from Ireland in 1779 and was the first permanent settler in the area, in 1794.[2]

The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 3. ISBN 9781878592705.