Ohio

Ohio's covered bridges range from the 1829 Roberts Bridge to Smolen-Gulf, the longest covered bridge in the country. Our directory lists 70, led by Ashtabula and Fairfield counties.

George Miller Road Covered Bridge

The George Miller Road Covered Bridge is a 154-foot Smith truss bridge built in 1879 over West Fork Eagle Creek, still open to vehicular traffic.

Cox Covered Bridge

Built in 1884 by the Diltz and Steel Company, the Cox Covered Bridge is a Queenpost Truss bridge spanning Brushy Fork on Woodgeard Road near Creola in Vinton County, Ohio. It is the shortest covered bridge in the county at 40 feet.

Bay Covered Bridge

Built in 1876, the Bay Covered Bridge is a 63-foot Multiple Kingpost Truss bridge originally spanning Little Raccoon Creek, now relocated to the Vinton County Fairgrounds in McArthur, Ohio, where it spans a pond as a pedestrian bridge.

Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge in Allensville, Ohio

Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge

Built in 1875 by Civil War veteran George Washington Pilcher, the Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge is a Queenpost Truss bridge spanning the Middle Fork Salt Creek near Allensville in northwestern Vinton County, Ohio.

Civil War National Register of Historic Places

Eakin Mill Covered Bridge

Built in 1870 by Gilman & Ward Co. of McArthur, the Eakin Mill Covered Bridge is the oldest and longest covered bridge in Vinton County, spanning 111 feet across Big Raccoon Creek on Mound Hill Road near Arbaugh.

Civil War National Register of Historic Places

Bowman Mill Covered Bridge in New Lexington, Ohio

Bowman Mill Covered Bridge

The Bowman Mill Covered Bridge is an 81-foot Multiple Kingpost Truss structure built c. 1880 by Lank Bowman, originally spanning Rush Creek and now relocated to the Perry County Fairgrounds in New Lexington, Ohio.

National Register of Historic Places

Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge in Mount Perry, Ohio

Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge

The Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge is a 66-foot Multiple Kingpost Truss structure built in 1879, spanning Kents Run on Township Road 108 near Mount Perry in Perry County, Ohio.

National Register of Historic Places

Parks Covered Bridge in Chalfants, Ohio

Parks Covered Bridge

The Parks Covered Bridge is a 55-foot Multiple Kingpost Truss structure built in 1883 by William A. Dean and J.T. Tracey, spanning a branch of Jonathan Creek on County Road 33 in Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio.

National Register of Historic Places

Hopewell Church Covered Bridge in Glenford, Ohio

Hopewell Church Covered Bridge

The Hopewell Church Covered Bridge is a 55-foot Multiple Kingpost Truss structure built in 1874, spanning Painter Creek on Cooperriders Road near the Hopewell United Methodist Church in Perry County, Ohio.

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge in East Liverpool, Ohio

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge

The Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge in Beaver Creek State Park was built in the 1870s and restored in 1971. This 42-foot Multiple Kingpost truss bridge is named for the researcher who rediscovered it and is part of the Pioneer Village.

North Pole Road Covered Bridge

The North Pole Road Covered Bridge is a 156-foot Smith truss spanning Eagle Creek east of Ripley in Brown County, Ohio. Built in 1875 and rebuilt after the 1997 flood, it was bypassed in 2019 and preserved for pedestrians.

Sells Covered Bridge

The Sells Covered Bridge, also known as Roller Mill Bridge, was originally built in 1878 on Laughlin Mill Road. After being destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt in 1994 and relocated to Scenic Vista Park in Columbiana County, Ohio.

Ohio has one of the largest collections of covered bridges in the country, and some of the most varied engineering. Our directory lists 70 of them, with the biggest clusters in Ashtabula, Fairfield, Washington, Preble and Brown counties.

Ashtabula County in the northeast corner of the state has 19 covered bridges, more than any other Ohio county, and hosts a covered bridge festival every October. Its collection mixes 19th-century spans with modern ones built by the county to keep the tradition alive, including Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge, which at 613 feet is the longest covered bridge in the United States.

At the other end of the timeline, Roberts Covered Bridge in Preble County was built in 1829. It is the oldest covered bridge in Ohio and one of only a handful of double-barreled covered bridges left in the country.

Ohio bridge builders used a wider range of trusses than most states. Multiple kingpost trusses are the most common here, but you will also find Town lattice, Howe and two designs that are largely Ohio specialties: the Smith truss, sold by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, and the rare Childs truss, which survives mostly in Preble County.

Each listing below includes the truss type, length, status and directions.