Kirker Covered Bridge

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Kirker Covered Bridge
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Kirker Covered Bridge in 2023
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Kirker Covered Bridge after tornado damage
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Nearest city West Union, Ohio
Coordinates 38°47′03″N83°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

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]

It was a kingpost truss bridge. [1]

It was located southwest of West Union off State Route 136. It was 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]

The bridge was heavily damaged by a tornado on April 2, 2024. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 3. ISBN   9781878592705.
  3. ↑ Sick, Chelsea (April 6, 2024). "Community hopes to save historic bridge from 1800s badly damaged by tornado". MSN. WKRC Cincinnati. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Harry, Brittny (April 5, 2024). "Efforst underway to save tornado-damaged Adam's Co. covered bridge". FOX 19 News. Retrieved April 7, 2024.


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