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Blackwood, Athens County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-05-06
County: Athens County
Township: Lodi
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Blackwood
Crosses: Middle Branch, Shade River
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1+
Length: 64'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1879
Builder: E.B. Henderson
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 11.828
Longitude: W081 58.460
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.7 miles east of jct US33 on Rainbow Lake Rd. (CR89), then right 0.4 miles on Old Rte. 33, then left 2.5 miles on Slab Rd. (CR71), then right 1.1 miles on Zion Rd. (CR76). East-northeast of Pratts Fork.
Comments: 8-panel truss.

Blackwood Bridge, Lodi, Athens County, OH Built 1879
Larry Cunningham Photo

Blackwood Bridge, Lodi, Athens County, OH Built 1879
Bill Caswell Photo, June 3, 2013

Blackwood Bridge, Lodi, Athens County, OH Built 1879
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, August 11, 1951, NSPCB Archives

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, Athens County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 66-67, 106
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 65

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