Reed Bridge

The Reed Bridge, near Marysville, Ohio, was a Partridge truss covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Reed Bridge
Nearest cityMarysville, Ohio
Coordinates40°08′59″N 83°22′50″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural stylePartridge truss
NRHP reference No.75001547[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1975

It was a single-span wooden bridge which spanned Big Darby Creek.[2]

It was built by Reuben Partridge in 1884 and spanned over 150 feet (46 m). It was the longest covered bridge in Union County.[3]

Site of former bridge

It was located 3.5 miles south of Marysville off State Route 38 in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio. It was bypassed by Route 38 in the 1960s. The bridge collapsed on August 19, 1993.[3]

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. 1364. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. "Reed Covered Bridge".
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