Eldean Covered Bridge - Troy, Ohio - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Eldean Covered Bridge

Originally known as Allen's Mill Bridge, the Eldean Covered Bridge was built over the Great Miami River in 1860 for Miami County by the Hamilton Brothers of nearby Piqua. Its 224 feet place it among Ohio's longest covered bridges and the longest in the nation that follows an 1830 Stephen H. Long patent, considered America's first science-based bridge design. The Long system added strength through a series of hand-driven wedges. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the bridge was restored in 2005/2006. ~ text of marker

Street address: N of Troy across Miami River on Farver Road Troy, Ohio County / Borough / Parish: Miami County Year listed: 1975 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Landscape, Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   07/21/2018 SM741 visited it 05/15/2018 buffalohiker visited it 04/01/2017 jeepingman visited it 08/02/2016 CrazyHick visited it 04/16/2016 stevepre2 visited it 01/17/2013 BuckeyeFinnigan visited it 01/09/2011 Clan RunningBison visited it

View all visits/logs