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Jamison, Brown County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-08-11x
County: Brown County
Township: Jefferson - Pleasant
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Jamison
Crosses: Straight Creek
Truss type: Long with arches
Spans: 1
Length: 104'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1872
Builder: F.F. Stineman
When Lost: 01 Oct 1968
Cause: Arson
Latitude: N38 49.84
Longitude: W083 50.75
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: CR3 - 3½ miles southeast of Georgetown.
Comments: 16-panel Long with arches

Jamison Bridge, Jefferson-Pleasant, Brown County, OH Built 1872 Arson 1 Oct 1968
Trish Kane/Richard Donovan Collection

Jamison Bridge, Jefferson-Pleasant, Brown County, OH Built 1872 Arson 1 Oct 1968
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 29, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Sources:
Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 36
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXIX, No. 3, October 1971, page 10
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Brown County