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Skull Fork, Harrison County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-34-19
County: Harrison County
Township: Freeport
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Skull Fork
Crosses: Skull Fork
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 45'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1876
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 10.981
Longitude: W081 16.133
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Directions: 0.6 miles south of jct OH342 on OH800, then 1.8 miles right on Skull Fork Rd. (CR27) and 0.1 miles left on north side of Covered Bridge Rd. South of Freeport.
Comments: 5-panel truss. Closed to vehicular traffic. Rebuilt in 2006.

Skull Fork Bridge, Freeport, Harrison County, OH Built 1876
Larry Cunningham Photo


Skull Fork Bridge, Freeport, Harrison County, OH Built 1876
© 2005 Gregory S. Hamilton


Skull Fork Bridge, Freeport, Harrison County, OH Built 1876
Todd Clark Collection


Skull Fork Bridge, Freeport, Harrison County, OH Built 1876
Bill Caswell Photo, July 20, 2014

Sources:
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, Harrison County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 52, 63
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 75

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