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George Miller Road, Brown County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-08-34
County: Brown County
Township: Byrd
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: George Miller Road
Crosses: West Fork Eagle Creek
Truss type: Smith Triple
Spans: 1
Length: 154'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1878
Builder: John Griffith
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 50.221
Longitude: W083 45.034
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Directions: 1.2 miles south of jct OH125 on US62, then 2.3 miles left on George Miller Rd. (CR77C). 3 miles southeast of Russellville.

George Miller Bridge, Byrd, Brown County, OH Built 1879
Larry Cunningham Photo

George Miller Road Bridge, Byrd, Brown County, OH Built 1878
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 29, 1951, NSPCB Archives

George Miller Road Bridge, Byrd, Brown County, OH Built 1878
Bill Caswell Photo, January 10, 2016

Comments:
14-panel truss. The bridge was built under the supervision of John Griffith, agent and foreman for the Smith Bridge Company. The bridge was renovated by the Amish and Mennonite crew of Amos Schwartz Construction of Geneva, Indiana.

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, Brown County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 120, 154
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 67

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