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Foraker or Weddle, Monroe County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-56-14
County: Monroe County
Township: Perry
Town/Village: Perry
Bridge Name: Foraker or Weddle
Crosses: Little Muskingum River
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 98'-8" span, 103'-8" overall
Roadway Width: 11' 6"
Built: 1886/87
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 39.334
Longitude: W081 07.258
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Directions: 3.6 miles east-southeast of OH26 and Graysville on Greenbrier Rd. (CR12), then sharp left 1.0 miles on Plainview Rd. (CR40). East-southeast of Graysville.

Foraker Bridge, Perry, Monroe County, OH Built 1886
Larry Cunningham Photo

Foraker Bridge, Perry, OH Built 1886
© Lisa Plamondon

Comments:
12-panel truss. Louis Bower was discussing repairs to this bridge at the time of his death in 1936. His son Stock Bower completed the repairs. In correspondence with Terry Miller on June 3, 1963, L. S. "Stock" Bower identified that he believed that he had reconstructed this bridge in 1938. Renovated 2005/06.

Sources:
Wood, Miriam. The Covered Bridges of Ohio - Atlas and History, 1993, Page 22
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, Monroe County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 76, 107
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 78

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