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Salt Creek Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Muskingum County, Ohio

Eastern side of the Salt Creek Covered Bridge, which spans Big Salt Creek northwest of Norwich in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. Built i
Eastern side of the Salt Creek Covered Bridge, which spans Big Salt Creek northwest of Norwich in Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. Built i · Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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

It was built in 1876, in the late 19th century, making it the 35th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it is about 87 feet long (19th longest of 40 measured in Ohio).

Status check, 2026-11: Muskingum County, near Norwich; described as the only surviving pure Warren truss covered bridge in the US, rehabilitated in 1998 and closed to motor traffic. Salt Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9986° N, 81.8400° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1876
Length87 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.99861, -81.84000

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Questions

Where is Salt Creek Covered Bridge?

Salt Creek Covered Bridge is in Muskingum County, Ohio, at 39.9986, -81.8400.

How many covered bridges are in Muskingum County?

Muskingum County, Ohio has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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