Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge

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Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
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Nearest city Chesterhill, Ohio
Coordinates 39°30′10″N81°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

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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".