WayfarrowOtway Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Scioto County, Ohio
Otway Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Scioto County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Scioto County.
It was built in 1874, in the late 19th century, making it the 29th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Smith truss built by the Smith Bridge Co. in 1874; arches added in 1896, rehabilitated in 2014, and it is the last covered bridge in Scioto County; reported as 127 ft by one source and 171 ft by others. Otway Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 38.8628° N, 83.1900° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 38.86278, -83.19000 |
Nearby places
- Shannoah Townghost town · Scioto County · 12.2 mi
- Mooreghost town · Adams County · 13.6 mi
- Stony Ridgeghost town · Pike County · 14.4 mi
- East Portsmouthghost town · Scioto County · 16.8 mi
- Waggoner Rippleghost town · Adams County · 17.1 mi
- Grimesghost town · Adams County · 19 mi
- Harshaville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Adams County · 19.3 mi
- Upper Bruceghost town · Lewis County · 19.8 mi
- Irvingtonghost town · Adams County · 20.2 mi
- Robbinsghost town · Pike County · 20.7 mi
- Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Scioto County · 20.8 mi
- Bennett's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greenup County · 21.4 mi
Questions
Where is Otway Covered Bridge?
Otway Covered Bridge is in Scioto County, Ohio, at 38.8628, -83.1900.
How many covered bridges are in Scioto County?
Scioto County, Ohio has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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