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Zeller-Smith or Sycamore Park (relocated), Fairfield County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-23-19
County: Fairfield County
Township: Violet
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Zeller-Smith or Sycamore Park (relocated)
Crosses: Sycamore Creek
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 79'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1905/06 (M1986)
Builder: J.W. Buchanan
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 52.839
Longitude: W082 44.814
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.3 miles east of Hill Rd. (OH256) on East Columbus St. (also OH256) in Pickerington, then 0.25 miles right (south) on Lockville Rd, then left into Sycamore Creek Park on Covered Bridge Lane 0.2 miles. Park and walk 300' to the bridge.
Comments: 7-panel truss. Successor to OH/35-23-234x. Township Bridge #32. Closed, moved 1986.

Zeller-Smith Bridge, Violet Twp., Fairfield County, OH Built 1906
Larry Cunningham Photo


Zeller-Smith Bridge, Violet Twp., Fairfield County, OH Built 1906
Larry Cunningham Photo


Zeller-Smith Bridge, Fairfield County, OH Built 1905/06 Moved 1986
Todd Clark Collection


Zeller-Smith or Sycamore Park Bridge, Violet, Fairfield County, OH Built 1905/06 (M1986)
Jenn Caswell Photo, July 21, 2014


Zeller-Smith Bridge (original location), Fairfield County, OH Built 1905/06 Moved 1986
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, April 28, 1951, NSPCB Archives

Sources:
Clark, Todd. Information received by email, April 2010
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, Fairfield County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 189, 226
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 71

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