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Mull
Covered Bridge 35-72-01
Recently Brandi Stewart called me from Chandler, Arizona and
wanted an exterior photograph of the Mull Covered Bridge.
She told me that she wanted to give Todd her husband a photograph
of this bridge for their wedding anniversary.
Todd
proposed marriage to Brandi on the inside of this covered
bridge. Brandi ordered a photograph of the Mull Covered Bridge,
she explained to me that their wedding anniversary was on
August 12th, she promptly sent me the money and I received
her check on the seventh of August; processed her order and
sent it out the very next day, she received the photograph
on the eleventh and was able get it framed and give it to
Todd on their anniversary August 12th. I spoke with Brandi
after their anniversary and she told me Todd was thrilled
with her creative idea.
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Mull
Covered Bridge was named after Amos Mull a nearby resident,
and was built in 1842. The bridge is still in fair condition
and has been bypassed for preservation. The bridge was constructed
with a Town truss that had wooden pegs to attach the diagonal
members. the floor planking is laid crosswise. the interior
is dark because of the lack of windows, but the lattice truss
offers a symmetrically pleasing affect.
This
covered bridge has two spans and traverses the East Branch
of Wolf Creek with 100 feet at the bridge site. the East Branch
of Wolf Creek is a tributary of the Sandusky River. Their
confluence is two miles from the bridge site.
The
exterior has a red tin roof, beautifully weathered, gray knotted
siding and a long narrow opening for ventilation under the
gable on both sides of the bridge that exposes the lattice
truss on the exterior. the one pier is concrete but both abutments
are large quarried stones, laid without any concrete. Some
of the stones are shifting out of position. the old bridge
presents a spectacular sight both on the interior and the
exterior.
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Directions:
Directions: Ballville Township from Bettsville northeast on
SR 12 two miles, right on Hull road ( T 7 ) one and one-fourth
mile, right on T 118 one-tenth mile, left on
T 9 one-tenth mile |