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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Cables were added to strengthen trusses

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History of the bridge

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

Overview: Rebuilt covered bridge over Little Muskingum River.
Location: Washington County, Ohio
Status: Destroyed by flooding, rebuilt
History: Built 1876 by the Smith Bridge Co.; destroyed by flash flood on Sept. 18, 2004. Rebuilt in 2006.
Builder: - Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design: Covered Smith through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 130.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976
Also called: Hendershott's Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.53681, -81.22275 (decimal degrees)
39°32'13" N, 81°13'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/480858/4376372 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Rinard Mills
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8430918 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-84-28 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001546 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28558 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Rinard Covered Bridge

Posted September 21, 2007, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

Photos taken 2/3/07, after it had been rebuilt.

Rinard Covered Bridge

Posted January 2, 2007, by Sharon Marshall (sbmarshl [at] localnet [dot] com)

The Rinard covered bridge has been rebuilt with most of the original timbers and on its original site and was rededicated in October 2006.