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]
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| Nearest city | Athens, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′50″N 81°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 |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 9781878592705.
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