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Warnke Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Preble County, Ohio

Western portal and southern (downstream) side of the Warnke Covered Bridge, which carries Swamp Creek Road over Swamp Creek northeast of Lewisburg in Harrison T
Western portal and southern (downstream) side of the Warnke Covered Bridge, which carries Swamp Creek Road over Swamp Creek northeast of Lewisburg in Harrison T · Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Warnke Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Preble County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Preble County.

It was built in 1895, in the late 19th century, making it the 65th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: This Childs truss bridge on Swamp Creek Rd was Everett S. Sherman's last bridge (built 1895, finished early 1896) and was rehabilitated in 2008. It is usually listed as 51 ft, but one source gives a total length of 52.2 ft. Warnke Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8739° N, 84.5147° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1895
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.87390, -84.51470

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Questions

Where is Warnke Covered Bridge?

Warnke Covered Bridge is in Preble County, Ohio, at 39.8739, -84.5147.

How many covered bridges are in Preble County?

Preble County, Ohio has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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