Wayfarrow

Old National Road Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Guernsey County, Ohio

Title: Double wooden bridge of the natural road at Cambridge, Ohio Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.
Title: Double wooden bridge of the natural road at Cambridge, Ohio Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print. · Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Old National Road Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Guernsey County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Guernsey County.

It was built in 1828, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it crosses Wills Creek.

Its record gives 1913 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 40.0240° N, 81.5964° W.

Key facts

Year built1828
CrossesWills Creek
Record end date (demolished or lost)1913
Coordinates40.02400, -81.59636

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Questions

Where is Old National Road Covered Bridge?

Old National Road Covered Bridge is in Guernsey County, Ohio, at 40.0240, -81.5964.

How many covered bridges are in Guernsey County?

Guernsey County, Ohio has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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