About
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge crosses Aunt Clara's Fork of Kings Creek north of Paris in Hanover Township. It is privately owned. Its World Guide number is 38-63-27. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979, and is designated a historic bridge by the Washington County History and Landmarks Foundation.
History
Dale Travis dates the bridge to 1915. The sources consulted give no builder and no further history.
Design
Ralston Freeman is a kingpost truss. Dale Travis lists its length as 34 feet.
Visiting
The bridge is on private property. Dale Travis places it at the end of Ralston Road, a dead end road reached from Devil's Den Road about 3.4 miles north of Steubenville Pike in Paris. Visitors should respect the owner's property and not trespass.
Sources: Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge, Wikipedia, Freeman or Ralston, Dale J. Travis Covered Bridge Photos, National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Photo: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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