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Inventory Number: OH/35-08-08
County: Brown County
Township: Perry
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: McCafferty Road
Crosses: East Fork Little Miami River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 157'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1877
Builder: Smith Bridge Company
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 09.089
Longitude: W083 59.676
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Directions: 2.3 miles southwest of jct OH131 on US50, then 200 feet left on McCafferty Rd. (CR105). Southwest of Fayetteville.
Comments: 14-panel truss.

McCafferty Bridge, Perry, Brown County, OH Built 1877
Larry Cunningham Photo


McCafferty Bridge, Perry, Brown County, OH Built 1877
Larry Cunningham Photo


McCafferty Road Bridge, Perry, Brown County, OH Built 1877
Bill Eichelberger Photo


McCafferty Road Bridge, Perry, Brown County, OH Built 1877
Bob Sheldon Photo, July 9, 2012


McCafferty Road Bridge, Perry, Brown County, OH Built 1877
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, March 23, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Sources:
Travis, Dale. 'Ohio Covered Bridges List', updated to 25 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cboh.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Brown County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 118, 154
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 66

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