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Hildreth Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Washington County, Ohio

Western end of the Hildreth Covered Bridge (also known as the "Hills Covered Bridge"), which formerly carried Hills Bridge Road over the Little Muskingum River
Western end of the Hildreth Covered Bridge (also known as the "Hills Covered Bridge"), which formerly carried Hills Bridge Road over the Little Muskingum River · Linda Tanner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Hildreth Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Washington County.

It crosses Little Muskingum River.

Status check, 2026-11: Also called Hills Covered Bridge, it was closed in 2016 because of rot, restored with about $900K in mostly federal funds, and reopened to pedestrians in November 2023. Sources give 1878, 1881, or 1871–1881 as the build date, and 122, 128, or 140.5 ft as the length, so neither is recorded. Hildreth Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.4272° N, 81.3617° W.

Key facts

CrossesLittle Muskingum River
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.42722, -81.36167

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Questions

Where is Hildreth Covered Bridge?

Hildreth Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Ohio, at 39.4272, -81.3617.

How many covered bridges are in Washington County?

Washington County, Ohio has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.