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Chambers Road, Delaware County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-21-04
County: Delaware County
Township: Porter
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Chambers Road
Crosses: Big Walnut Creek
Truss type: Childs
Spans: 1+
Length: 74'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1883
Builder: Everett S. Sherman
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 20.298
Longitude: W082 49.081
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.4 miles northeast of jct OH521 on OH656 then 1.1 miles left on Lott Rd. (TR64) and 0.2 miles right on Chambers Rd. (TR63). North-northeast of Olive Green.
Comments: 8-panel truss. Extensively renovated in 1983. A center support pier was added at that time.

Chambers Road Bridge, Porter, Delaware County, OH Built 1883
Doug Wantz Photo (March 2006)

Chambers Road Bridge, Porter, Delaware County, OH Built 1883
Larry Cunningham Photo

Chambers Road Bridge, Porter, Delaware County, OH Built 1883
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, February 14, 1953, NSPCB Archives

Chambers Road Bridge, Porter, Delaware County, OH Built 1883
Todd Clark Collection

Chambers Road Bridge, Porter, Delaware County, OH Built 1883
Jenn Caswell Photo, June 28, 2016

Sources:
Clark, Todd. Information received by email, June 2010
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Delaware County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 181, 223
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 69

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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