Hizey Covered Bridge

The Hizey Covered Bridge, in Fairfield County, Ohio, is a Burr Truss covered bridge which was built in 1891 by James W. Buchanan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 when it was still located at its original location.

Hizey Covered Bridge
Nearest cityPickerington, Ohio
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
Built byBuchanan, James W.
Architectural styleBurr Truss
NRHP reference No.76001423[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976

It was located east of Pickerington on State Route 235,[2] bringing Poplar Creek Road across Poplar Creek, at 39.898321°N 82.668960°W / 39.898321; -82.668960 (Original location of Hizey Covered Bridge).

It is 83 feet (25 m) long.[3]

It was moved in 1979[4] to a private drive a few miles away. It is now located on a private drive at 12549 Tollgate Rd., crossing Sycamore Creek (at 39.9146°N 82.7092°W / 39.9146; -82.7092 (Current location at 12549 Tollgate Rd.)).[5]

It is in Violet Township.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). "Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2". Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 3.
  3. this Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine ODOT webpage
  4. "Nature Notes: Hizey Covered Bridge".
  5. Location derived from this Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine ODOT webpage; the NRIS lists it at its previous location.
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