Blackwood Covered Bridge | |
Nearest city | Athens, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°11′50″N81°58′29″W / 39.19722°N 81.97472°W Coordinates: 39°11′50″N81°58′29″W / 39.19722°N 81.97472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1881 |
Architectural style | King post truss, covered |
NRHP reference No. | 78002004 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1978 |
The Blackwood Covered Bridge, over the Shade River near Athens, Ohio, was built in 1881. It is a King post truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
It is located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Athens [2] on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) in southern Lodi Township.
It is a single-span bridge with "vertical, high-boarded siding, a metal roof, projected portals, and cut-stone abutments." It is named for the Blackwood family which owned much of Lodi township. [2]
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