Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio)

Parks Covered Bridge
Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Parks Covered Bridge (Chalfunts, Ohio)
Location within Ohio
Nearest cityChalfants, Ohio
Coordinates39°51′09″N 82°16′45″W / 39.85250°N 82.27917°W / 39.85250; -82.27917 (Parks Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1883
Built byDean, William A..; Tracey, J. T.
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost truss
NRHP reference No.74001590[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1974

The Parks Covered Bridge, in Perry County, Ohio near Chalfants, Ohio, was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

It was built by William A. Dean and J.T. Tracey.[1]

It spans a branch of Jonathan Creek and is a "very good example" of a multiple kingpost truss covered bridge.[2]

It is located south of Chalfants, and north of Somerset on County Road 33, in Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio.

History

The bridge features a multiple kingpost truss design and spans a branch of Jonathan Creek on County Road 33. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The bridge is one of three nearly identical multiple kingpost covered bridges built in Perry County between 1874 and 1883.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1136. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Parks Covered Bridge". Columbus Metropolitan Library Digital Collections. Columbus, OH: Columbus Metropolitan Library. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ohio Covered Bridges List". dalejtravis.com. May 31, 2025.


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