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Richard P. Eastman Hyde Road, Greene County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-29-109
County: Greene County
Township: Miami
Town/Village: Yellow Springs
Bridge Name: Richard P. Eastman Hyde Road
Crosses: Little Miami Bike Trail
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 77'
Roadway Width:
Built: 2014
Builder: R.G. Zachrich Construction
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 47.113
Longitude: W083 53.197
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Directions: 3.5 miles northeast of OH235 on US68, then 1.0 miles right on E. Hyde Rd. (TR80) to bridge.

Richard P. Eastman or Hyde Road Bridge, Miami, Greene County, OH Built 2014
Bill Caswell Photo, July 25, 2014

Comments:
The Richard P. Eastman Hyde Road Covered Bridge in Yellow Springs is named in honor of Dick Eastman who was the Greene County Engineer from 1974 through 1996. Mr. Eastman died in 2011 at age 91. The new covered bridge replaced an uncovered deteriorated steel bridge that’s been closed for a year. The new structure is a 77-foot span Howe Truss designed by Smolen Engineering of Ashtabula and built by R.G. Zachrich Construction of Defiance at a cost of $480,000. Half of the project was funded by the Ohio Public Works Commission and the other half by the County Bridge Levy. A ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication was held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2014.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 74

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