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Harshaville, Adams County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-01-02
County: Adams County
Township: Oliver
Town/Village: Harshaville
Bridge Name: Harshaville
Crosses: Cherry Fork, Ohio Brush Creek
Truss type: Multiple King & Arch
Spans: 1+
Length: 110'
Roadway Width:
Built: c1855
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 54.472
Longitude: W083 32.620
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.5 miles south of jct OH32 (Appalachian Highway) on OH247, then 1.3 miles left on Graces Run Rd. (CR1). Southeast of Seamen.

Harshaville Bridge, Oliver, Adams County, OH Built c1855
Larry Cunningham Photo

Harshaville Bridge, Oliver, Adams County, OH Built c1855
Bill Eichelberger Photo, 1989

Harshaville Bridge, Oliver, Adams County, OH Built c1855
Traugott Keller Photograph, May 2, 1953, NSPCB Archives

Harshaville Bridge, Oliver, Adams County, OH Built c1855
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 29, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
9-panel truss. Truss includes center X panel. This bridge is now supported by two poured concrete piers in the stream.

Sources:
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Adams County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 113, 134
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 61

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