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Harra, Washington County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-84-11
County: Washington County
Township: Watertown
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Harra
Crosses: South Branch, Wolf Creek
Truss type: Multiple King with counterbraces
Spans: 1
Length: 95'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1878
Builder: Rolla Merydith
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 29.270
Longitude: W081 38.867
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Directions: 2.2 miles north of jct OH676 on OH339, then 0.5 miles left on Camp Hervida Rd. (TR172) to the bridge on the west side of the road. Northwest of Watertown.

Harra Bridge, Watertown, OH Built 1878
© Lisa Plamondon

Harra Bridge, Watertown, Washington County, OH Built 1878
Larry Cunningham Photo

Harra Bridge, Watertown, Washington County, OH Built 1878
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2, 2013

Comments:
Closed, bypassed. Like the Root and Cow Run bridges, this one was previously listed as a Long truss, however, it is not. Although appearing to be an "X" patter similar to the Long design, it does not use the wedges of Stephen Long's patent and the braces do not function as they would in a true Long truss. Some sources have also attributed construction to Alta and Charles Meredith or Meridith. That is not possible since they were at the time the young sons of Rolla Merydith.

Sources:
Travis, Dale. 'Ohio Covered Bridges List', updated to 25 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cboh.htm (23 Sep 2004)
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LXXXIV, No. 3, Summer 2026, pages 9-15.
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume LXXII, No. 1, Winter 2014, pages 10-14
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Washington County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 98, 100
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 87

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