The 20 Oldest Covered Bridges in Ohio

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in Ohio that we could confirm is still standing. Roberts Covered Bridge leads, built 1829; number 20 is South Salem Covered Bridge, built 1873. 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. Roberts Covered Bridge

   Built 1829 · Preble County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   2. Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831)

   Built 1831 · Trumbull County, Ohio

   Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   3. Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1856)

   Built 1831 · Trumbull County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Carl Waite / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   4. Jediah Hill Covered Bridge

   Built 1850 · Hamilton County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   5. Mull Covered Bridge

   Built 1851 · Sandusky County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   6. Indian Camp Covered Bridge

   Built 1855 · Guernsey County, Ohio

   Photo: Roseohioresident / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   7. Eldean Covered Bridge

   Built 1860 · Miami County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   8. Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

   Built 1867 · Morgan County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   9. Windsor Mills Covered Bridge

   Built 1867 · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register

   Photo: Photo by and ©2004 Homefryes / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

10. 10. Harpersfield Covered Bridge

    Built 1868 · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register

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    11. Church Hill Road Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Columbiana County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: Roseohioresident / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    12. Feedwire Road Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Montgomery County, Ohio

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    13. Johnson Road Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Jackson County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: aw135093 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    14. Lynchburg Covered Bridge

    Built 1870 · Highland County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: dok1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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    15. Thomas J. Malone Bridge

    Built 1870 · Columbiana County, Ohio

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    16. Martinsville Road Covered Bridge

    Built 1871 · Clinton County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: Aesopposea / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    17. McLain Covered Bridge

    Built 1871 · Licking County, Ohio

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    18. Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Morgan County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    19. Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge

    Built 1872 · Jackson County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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    20. South Salem Covered Bridge

    Built 1873 · Ross County, Ohio · National Register

    Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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