The 20 Longest Covered Bridges in Ohio
Ranked by the length of the bridge standing today, for every covered bridge in Ohio that we could confirm is still standing. Smolen–Gulf Bridge leads, 613 ft long; number 20 is Bowman Mill Covered Bridge, 82 ft long. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.
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1. Smolen–Gulf Bridge
613 ft long · Ashtabula County, Ohio
Photo: JaGa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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2. Harpersfield Covered Bridge
228 ft long · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register
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3. Parker Covered Bridge
172 ft long · Wyandot County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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4. Mohican State Park Covered Bridge
150 ft long · Ashland County, Ohio
Photo: Aaron Zhu / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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5. Taylor Blair Covered Bridge
150 ft long · Madison County, Ohio
Photo: Phillips-Bee / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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6. Stonelick Covered Bridge
140 ft long · Clermont County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Deron Meranda / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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7. Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge
134 ft long · Franklin County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Wdzinc / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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8. Rinard Covered Bridge
130 ft long · Washington County, Ohio · National Register
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9. Charleton Mill Covered Bridge
128 ft long · Greene County, Ohio
Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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10. Lynchburg Covered Bridge
120 ft long · Highland County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: dok1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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11. Eakin Mill Covered Bridge
111 ft long · Vinton County, Ohio · National Register
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12. Christman Covered Bridge
100 ft long · Preble County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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13. Geeting Covered Bridge
100 ft long · Preble County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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14. Kidwell Covered Bridge
96 ft long · Athens County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Jaknouse / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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15. Bickham Covered Bridge
94 ft long · Logan County, Ohio
Photo: User:Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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16. Pottersburg Covered Bridge
94 ft long · Union County, Ohio
Photo: Wiki Historian N OH (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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17. Salt Creek Covered Bridge
87 ft long · Muskingum County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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18. Hannaway Covered Bridge
86 ft long · Fairfield County, Ohio
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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19. Hizey Covered Bridge
83 ft long · Fairfield County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Wdzinc / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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20. Bowman Mill Covered Bridge
82 ft long · Perry County, Ohio · National Register
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)