The Reed Bridge, near

Marysville, Ohio Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States, approximately 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Columbus. The population was 22,094 at the 2010 census, a 38.59% increase from 2000. Marysville's longtime slog ...

, was a Partridge truss

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1975. It was a single-span wooden bridge which spanned

Big Darby Creek Big Darby Creek is a scenic river located in northwestern central Ohio, and an important tributary to the Lower Scioto River. The river's major tributary is the Little Darby Creek. The river runs from its source near the Champaign- Union county ...

. It was built by

Reuben Partridge Reuben L. Partridge (September 10, 1823 – July 17, 1900) was an American pioneer and engineer in Union County, Ohio, known locally as "The Bridge Builder". Early life Reuben Partridge was born September 10, 1823, in Wilmington, New York, to ...

in 1884 and spanned over . It was the longest covered bridge in Union County. Reed Covered Bridge site

It was located 3.5 miles south of Marysville off State Route 38 in

Darby Township, Union County, Ohio Darby Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,060 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Paris Township ...

. It was bypassed by Route 38 in the 1960s. The bridge collapsed on August 19, 1993.

References

Covered bridges in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Ohio {{UnionCountyOH-NRHP-stub