Historic Bridges
of the United States
Scofield covered bridge
Brown County
,
Ohio
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Lost Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Beetle Creek on Martin Hill Road in Huntington
Location
Huntington
,
Brown County
,
Ohio
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
The bridge was replaced in the early 90's and the timbers were placed in storage.
Builder
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John Griffith
Design
10 panel Multiple Kingpost truss with added arches.
Dimensions
Total length: 96 ft.
Also called
Martin Hill covered bridge
Inventory number
BH 37641
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,019)
Brown County, Ohio
(23)
Built 1874
(29)
Built during 1870s
(302)
Covered
(561)
Huntington, Ohio
(1)
John Griffith
(1)
Lost
(1,701)
Multiple Kingpost truss
(56)
Ohio
(1,679)
Replaced by new bridge
(768)
Through truss
(5,491)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,392)
Truss
(16,172)
Update Log
October 24, 2008: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 16, 2008: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
October 15, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger
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Bill Eichelberger -
wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
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