Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

The Eagle Creek Covered Bridge, in Byrd Township near Decatur, Ohio, was a historic Smith truss covered bridge built in 1875. Also known as the Bowman Bridge, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

Eagle Creek Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3 mi (4.8 km) south of Decatur, Ohio on State Route 763
Coordinates	38°46′11″N 83°42′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1875 (1875)
Built by	Smith Bridge Co.; Rees, Samuel
Architectural style	Smith Truss Covered Bridge
NRHP reference No.	75001324[1]
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1975

Before its destruction it was the longest single-span covered bridge in Ohio. It was one of only 15 Smith truss bridges then surviving in the state, this like most others built by the Smith Bridge Co.^[2]

Site of bridge

It was washed away in 1997.^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 9781878592705.
3. Linhardt, Becky. "Brown's Covered Bridges are Picture-Perfect", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2002-10-13. Accessed 2016-01-10.