Salt Creek Covered Bridge

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Salt Creek Covered Bridge
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Nearest city Norwich, Ohio
Coordinates 39°59′57″N81°50′23″W / 39.99917°N 81.83972°W / 39.99917; -81.83972 (Salt Creek Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1876
Built byFisher, Thomas; Romine, Jesse
Architectural styleWarren truss
NRHP reference No. 74001587 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974

The Salt Creek Covered Bridge, near Norwich in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, was built in 1876. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Norwich.

It spans Salt Creek about 10 miles (16 km) east of Zanesville, Ohio and is a Warren truss bridge. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. Vol. 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 1111. Retrieved September 8, 2018.