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Lynchburg, Clinton County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-14-11 / OH-36-06
County: Clinton County / Highland County
Township: Clark - Dodson
Town/Village: Lynchburg
Bridge Name: Lynchburg
Crosses: East Fork Little Miami River
Truss type: Similar to Long
Spans: 1
Length: 120'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1870
Builder: John C. Gregg
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 14.705
Longitude: W083 47.674
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: CR6 at Lynchburg, 500 feet west of Main St.

Lynchburg Bridge, Lynchburg, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
Bill Eichelberger Photo, September 1987

Lynchburg Bridge, Lynchburg, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, June 30, 2016

Lynchburg Bridge, Lynchburg, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, August 23, 1952, NSPCB Archives

Lynchburg Bridge, Lynchburg, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center Collection

Lynchburg Bridge, Lynchburg, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, June 30, 2016

Lynchburg Bridge, Clark-Dodson, Clinton County, OH Built 1870
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, April 30, 2023

Comments:
Closed. 10-panel truss. In 1969, a new bridge was constructed nearby and the Lynchburg covered bridge was retired from active service and closed to traffic. At the time, Clinton County relinquished rights to the bridge. In 1974, the bridge sustained severe storm damage when high winds blew most of the roof into the river. Materials were donated for repairs, and the Lynchburg Historical Foundation launched a fundraising campaign, which brought in $6,000 for repairs. The restoration and renovation was eventually carried out by volunteers. The bridge was refurbished again between 2003 and 2005, according to a plaque on the bridge.

Sources:
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 135, 157
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 68

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