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Helmick or Clark's, Coshocton County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-16-02x
County: Coshocton County
Township: Clark
Town/Village: Helmick
Bridge Name: Helmick or Clark's
Crosses: Killbuck Creek
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 2
Length: 166'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1863
Builder: John Shrake
When Lost: 1995
Cause: Removed
Latitude: N40 23.590
Longitude: W081 56.568
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Directions: 1.3 miles east-southeast of OH60 and Blissfield on CR25, then just left on TR25 - Township Section 18. East-southeast of Blissfield, at Helmick.

Helmick Bridge, Clark, Coshocton County, OH Built 1863 Removed 1995
Todd Clark Collection

Helmick or Clark's Bridge, Clark, Coshocton County, OH Built 1863 Removed 1995
Richard E. Roy Collection, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Per The Coshocton Democrat, October 26, 1864, John Shrake was paid $536.90 for "Building Clark's Bridge" and $25.00 as the "balance on Abutments, Clark's Bridge." According to records, the bridge was reroofed in 1895, the center pier was rebuilt in 1910. It was allowed to severely deteriorate. It was closed in 1981 and in 1991 a large beam was placed in the bridge to help stabilize it. Work to dismantle the old trusses and rebuild the bridge started in 1995 and was completed mainly with new timber and modern fastening techniques.

Sources:
The Coshocton Democrat, October 26, 1864, p.3.
Miller, Terry. The Covered Bridges of Coshocton County, OH, 2009, pages 31-40
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, Coshocton County

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