Having personally photographed, hunted, recorded and researched all known 147 existing, (or recently defunct) covered bridges in Ohio, which he has found in each county, photographer Mark Berger possesses the definitive collection. He soon plans to publish a book of these bridges.
To see more photography about covered bridges and other topics, visit his website
Belmont Campus Covered Bridge
The
Belmont Campus Bridge was formerly known as the Shaeffer-Campbell
Covered Bridge while it served Fairfield County. County workers
dismantled the bridge in Fairfield and numbered each piece of
the bridge. A sketch was drawn to assist in the reconstruction
of the bridge on Ohio University's Belmont Campus. The bridge
was moved and completed in 1975.
The Shaeffer-Campbell Covered Bridge is 68 feet long and sits
over a small lake. Originally built in 1891, the bridge was constructed
with a multiple kingpost truss. A truss is made up of timbers
arranged in such a
manner to form a series of triangles, which are the side structures
of the covered bridge. The truss will support the bridge's own
weight and the weight that crosses over the bridge. It has a
reddish brown wood siding and is one of the few bridges in Ohio
that has a shake roof. The bridge is in good condition and is
in a beautiful setting
Directions: Richland Township. From Saint Clairsville,
west on SR40, three miles, right on SR331, one mile, on left
across from the Belmont campus.
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