Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio)

Summary

The Parks Covered Bridge, in Perry County, Ohio near Chalfants, Ohio, was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Parks Covered Bridge
Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio)
Nearest cityChalfants, Ohio
Coordinates39°51′09″N 82°16′45″W / 39.85250°N 82.27917°W / 39.85250; -82.27917 (Parks Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Built byDean, William A..; Tracey, J. T.
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost truss
NRHP reference No.74001590[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974

It was built by William A. Dean and J.T. Tracey.[1]

It spans a branch of Jonathan Creek and is a "very good example" of a multiple kingpost truss covered bridge.[2]

It is located south of Chalfants, and north of Somerset on County Road 33, in Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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. 1136. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved September 7, 2018.