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Eakin Mill or Arbaugh, Vinton County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-82-07x
County: Vinton County
Township: Vinton
Town/Village: Arbaugh
Bridge Name: Eakin Mill or Arbaugh
Crosses: Raccoon Creek
Truss type: Double Multiple King with arch
Spans: 1
Length: 111'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1870
Builder:
When Lost: mid 2002
Cause: Rebuilt/Replaced
Latitude: N39 10.288
Longitude: W082 20.201
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Directions: 3.2 miles northeast of jct OH160 or 2.8 miles southwest of OH689 on OH32 (Appalachian Highway), then0.3 miles north on dead end CR38A. Northeast of Radcliff.

Eakins Mill or Arbaugh Bridge, Vinton, Vinton County, OH Built 1870 Removed mid 2002
Larry Cunningham Photo


Eakins Mill or Arbaugh Bridge, Vinton, Vinton County, OH Built 1870 Removed mid 2002
Larry Cunningham Photo


Eakins Mill or Arbaugh Bridge, Vinton, Vinton County, OH Built 1870 Removed mid 2002
Larry Cunningham Photo


Eakins Mill or Arbaugh Bridge, Vinton, Vinton County, OH Built 1870 Rebuilt mid 2002
Bill Eichelberger Photo, 1989

Comments:
14-panel truss. Per The McArthur Enquirer, July 28, 1870, "NOTICE To Contractors. --- SEALED PROPOSALS Will be received at the Auditor's Office, in the town of McArthur, Vinton county, Ohio, until the hour of 12 o'clock, M., on Monday, August 15th, A.D. 1870, for ...the building of three Bridges, as follows to-wit: ONE COVERED BRIDGE WITH STONE ABUTMENTS, Across Big Raccoon Creek, at Eakin's Mills, in Vinton Township, Vinton county, Ohio..." In correspondence with Terry Miller (August 7, 1959), the County Engineer, J. M. Ogan, stated that the builder was Oscar Gilman about 1870. Similar to Geer Mill, this bridge had significant camber, ~18 inches. The bridge was significantly rebuilt in 2002.
Sources:
Clark, Todd. Information received by email, June 2010
The McArthur Enquirer, July 28, 1870.
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, Vinton County

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