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Governor Kirker, Adams County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-01-10
County: Adams County
Township: Liberty
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Governor Kirker
Crosses: East Fork, Eagle Creek
Truss type: Multiple King (Double)
Spans: 1
Length: 63'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1890
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 47.048
Longitude: W083 36.197
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Directions: 1.6 miles north of jct OH41 on OH136 on east side of highway. West of West Union.

Governor Kirker Bridge, Liberty, Adams County, OH Built 1890
Larry Cunningham Photo

Governor Kirker Bridge, Liberty, Adams County, OH Built 1890
Bob Sheldon Photo, July 14, 2012

Governor Kirker Bridge, Liberty, Adams County, OH Built 1890
Traugott Keller Photo, December 7, 1952, NSPCB Archives

Governor Kirker Bridge, Liberty, Adams County, OH Built 1890
Bill Caswell Photo, January 10, 2016

Governor Kirker Bridge, Liberty, Adams County, OH Built 1890
Traugott Keller Photo, December 7, 1952, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Closed, bypassed. 6-panel truss. Steel tension bracing rods and steel beams were added during repairs in 1950. The bridge was bypassed in 1973. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1975. The bridge was named for Thomas Kirker, the second governor of Ohio from 1807-1808. Governor Kirker’s home and grave are a short distance south of the bridge.

Sources:
Travis, Dale. 'Ohio Covered Bridges List', updated to 25 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cboh.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Adams County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 114, 154
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 61

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