Union County, Ohio, where I live, is known for its covered bridges. The Spain Creek covered bridge was designed and constructed by Reuben Partridge in the 1870s. At a length of 64 feet, the bridge is the smallest of Union County's historic covered bridges.
Spain Creek flows under the bridge to its nearby confluence with Big Darby Creek. The Spain Creek Bridge is one of five remaining covered bridges designed and built by Partridge, four in Union County and one in adjacent Franklin County.
The windows and awnings are not original, having been added in the 1930s. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1988 by constructing a bridge inside the covered bridge. The large wood girders and wood floor carry today's traffic load. The old wooden trusses currently carry only their own weight as well as the weight of the roof and siding.
If you are interested in seeing the other bridges and learning more about me, you can find them at Bear Swamp Reflections.
beautiful bridge and you have shown us a gorgeous view of this bridge. Alabama has some covered bridges but none as beautiful as this one.
ReplyDeleteLucky duck!!! I love covered bridges...and you get to see them all the time. I bet it's breathtaking in the fall!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll just have to take some fall pictures to show you!
ReplyDeleteI love old covered bridges..... and this has a bonus~RED!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, red bridges are the best!
ReplyDeleteI have never driven through one of these bridges...but only seen them in the movies...one day I hope to see one in person.
ReplyDeleteI'll be visiting Bear Swamp Reflections later...I love this...so great to meet new people!
Char(I'm the other one)
susan this one is a pure work of art, a trip back in time...
ReplyDeleteChar, the other!, how nice to meet you and thank you for your nice comment. I hope you do get a chance to drive on one of these lovely bridges someday. They're the only kind I'm not afraid of! :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked your blog and will be over to visit soon.
elk, thank you so much, I like visiting the past.
ReplyDeleteYour blog is lovely and your daughter plays the cello beautifully.
Beautiful photo! Now that I think of it, I don't think I've ever been on a bridge like this...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Bridge, I also have only seen them in the movies, I do love them!
ReplyDeleteawesome! kind of a nostalgic feel to it, eh?
ReplyDeleteAlicia, cinner and Kamana, I invite all of you to come visit and I'll give you a tour of our bridges! Most of county is very rural and in parts of it you would feel as if you were traveling through time.
ReplyDeleteOh, how wonderful! They are truly a piece of living history, and you have captured this one beautifully. Greetings from a Jersey girl. :)
ReplyDeleteSusan - I've already visited all the other bridges...beautiful place to live!
ReplyDeleteJersey girl, it's so nice to meet you! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOliag, it was so wonderful to see you had joined the group! Makes me feel right at home!
Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandra!
ReplyDeleteThere is something so picturesque and beautiful about old bridges. The fresh red paint makes it even better.
ReplyDeletei grew up in indiana and they have a covered bridge festival. it's fun to just drive around and see all of them! also, i always think of beetlejuice when we drive over one!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely...I've heard so much about the covered bridges and would love to see them some day. Thanks for sharing the beauty of your home state and it's so nice to meet you Susan.
ReplyDeleteYour photo takes me back - home to PA where there are covered bridges and Amish buggies. Makes my heart happy. Thanks for that!
ReplyDeletesteveiewren, Dani, Kate, Traci, thank you for your lovely comments! Indiana and Pennsylvania sure do have their share of covered bridges, too! We lived in SW Pennsylvania for 5 years before we moved here. We loved it there.
ReplyDeleteI would love to attend the festival in Indiana someday!
It's so wonderful to meet all of you!
Whew! I think I've managed to visit everyone before tomorrow! I already checked out these bridges on your blog, but I could look at photos of covered bridges until the cows come home (or something like that). I like the awnings on the side windows.
ReplyDeletedeep sigh, for beauty. : )
ReplyDeleteI love these bridges. So romantic and oozing history.
ReplyDeleteOh, I went to your other site and looked at all the bridge photos. What a gorgeous place! I'm going to put it on my list of "places to pass through" in the travel book! Great shots!
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i adore covered bridges. your photo is wonderful and captures some of that olden day charm found in indiana. i grew up in hagerstown, almost your neighbor. smile!
ReplyDeletehave you ever been to park county indiana? they do a covered bridge tour in the fall that is just breathtaking!!!
Violet, I love those awnings myself! I think they make the bridge. I think they did that because the horses would get spooked if they had to go through an enclosed place.
ReplyDeletemaz, can't you just imagine courting with your beau while driving through one of these in a horse-drawn buggy?
Linda, thanks for looking at my blog. I hope if you do "pass through" someday, you will look me up and we can tour them together!
Julie, we Midwesterners do enjoy our covered bridges! I will have to check out Park County and Hagerstown.