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Jon Raab (original location), Fairfield County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-23-37
County: Fairfield County
Township: Rush Creek
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Jon Raab (original location)
Crosses: Raccoon Run
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 42'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1891
Builder: William Funk
When Lost: 1974
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N39 44.06
Longitude: W082 28.79
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 3 miles southwest of Rushville on T344, Rushcreek Twp., Section 6/7.
Comments: Township Bridge #29. Closed, private, permission, guests must register, moved 1974.

Jon Raab Bridge, Pleasant, Fairfield County, OH Built 1891, Moved 1974
Larry Cunningham Photo


Jon Raab Bridge, Pleasant, Fairfield County, OH Built 1891, Moved 1974
© Lisa Plamondon


Jon Raab Bridge, Pleasant, Fairfield County, OH Built 1891, Moved 1974
Larry Cunningham Photo


Jon Raab Bridge (original location), Rush Creek, Fairfield County, OH Built 1891 Moved 1974
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, May 5, 1951, NSPCB Archives


Jon Raab Bridge (original location), Rush Creek, Fairfield County, OH Built 1891, Moved 1974
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, May 5, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Sources:
Clark, Todd. Information received by email, April 2010
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, Fairfield County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 196, 224
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 72

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