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Charlton Mill, Greene County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-29-16x
County: Greene County
Township: Xenia
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Charlton Mill
Crosses: Massies Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 120' span, 128' overall
Roadway Width: 16.1'
Built: 1883
Builder: Henry E. Hebble
When Lost: Spring 2013
Cause: Razed
Latitude: N39 43.76
Longitude: W083 52.24
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.2 miles west-southwest of jct OH72 on US42, 0.9 miles right on Charleton Mill Rd. (TR29). 3½ miles southwest of Cedarville.

Charleton Mill Bridge, Xenia, Greene County, OH. Built 1883, razed Spring 2013.
Larry Cunningham Photo

Charleton Mill Bridge, Xenia, Greene County, OH. Built 1883, razed Spring 2013.
Bill Caswell Photo, February 2009

Comments:
12-panel truss. The bridge required major repairs in 1969 after a truck loaded with 20 tons of gravel caused the floor to give way, landing the truck in the creek. It was replaced with a replica in 2013.

Sources:
Clark, Todd. Information received by email, April 2010
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 131, 156
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2009, page 73
Shell, James H.. Covered Wooden Truss Bridges of Greene County, Ohio, 1998

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