Otway Covered Bridge | |
 Bridge in 2006 | |
| Location | North ofOH 348,Otway, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′46″N83°11′24″W / 38.86278°N 83.19000°W /38.86278; -83.19000 (Otway Covered Bridge) |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1874 (1874) |
| Architect | Smith Bridge Co.; Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002280[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1974 |
TheOtway Covered Bridge, inScioto County, Ohio north ofOhio State Route 348 inOtway, was built in 1874 by theSmith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio.[2] It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
It is a 127 feet (39 m) Smith type timber trusscovered bridge crossingScioto Brush Creek inBrush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio.[3]
The Otway Historical Society took ownership after the bridge was bypassed and closed to traffic in 1961; volunteers of the society performed maintenance subsequently but the bridge deteriorated. In March 2012, a tornado damaged the roof of the bridge, and in August 2012, a federal grant was awarded for its repair and preservation, which was concluded in August 2014 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.[4] A major rehabilitation involving the Scioto County Engineer, Otway Historical Society, Jones-Stuckey, Ltd, J.A. Barker Engineering and The Righter Company garnered a "Preservation Merit Award" from the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office in 2015.[3]
It is mentioned in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[5]
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