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Perintown or Stonelick, Clermont County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-13-02
County: Clermont County
Township: Stonelick
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Perintown or Stonelick
Crosses: Stonelick Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 140'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1878
Builder: M. Collins
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 07.882
Longitude: W084 11.227
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Directions: 0.2 miles west of jct OH222 on US50, 1.0 miles right on Stonelick Williams Corner Rd. East of Perintown.

Perintown or Stonelick Bridge, Stonelick, Clermont County, OH Built 1878
Larry Cunningham Photo

Perintown or Stonelick Bridge, Stonelick, Clermont County, OH Built 1878
Bill Eichelberger Photo, 1986

Perintown or Stonelick Bridge, Stonelick, Clermont County, OH Built 1878
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, March 23, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
12-panel truss. This is the last covered bridge in Clermont County. The bridge had been closed to traffic since May 2010 when an overloaded garbage truck ignored the three-ton weight limit and broke the floor beams. It was undergoing repair work when it collapsed on February 11, 2014. Additional lumber was required to complete the repairs which totaled about $900,000. The bridge was re-opened to traffic on April 15, 2015. The work was done by Righter Company of Columbus, OH. The county’s inspector estimates that 57% of the original timbers were reused during the reconstruction. The bridge’s new weight limit is now 8 tons. It can accommodate a vehicle as large as an ambulance but no school buses.

Sources:
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/community-news/2015/04/15/clermonts-historic-covered-bridge-reopen-april/25817097/
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Clermont County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 126, 155
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 67

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