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Palos Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Athens County, Ohio

Palos Covered Bridge north of Glouster, Ohio as see from Ohio State Route 13
Palos Covered Bridge north of Glouster, Ohio as see from Ohio State Route 13 · Jaknouse / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Palos Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Athens County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Athens County.

It crosses Sunday Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: Multiple-kingpost covered bridge (also called Newton Bridge) on the NRHP since 1977; sources give 1875, 1876 or 'late 1870s/1880s' as the build year and 75, 78.1 or 81 ft as the length. Palos Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.5253° N, 82.0719° W.

Key facts

CrossesSunday Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.52528, -82.07194

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Questions

Where is Palos Covered Bridge?

Palos Covered Bridge is in Athens County, Ohio, at 39.5253, -82.0719.

How many covered bridges are in Athens County?

Athens County, Ohio has 3 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.