Scottown Covered Bridge
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The Scottown Covered Bridge, near Scottown, Ohio, was built in 1874. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1975. It is a Multiple Kingpost
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 spans Indian Guyan Creek and is long. It has a corrugated metal roof. It is a multiple Kingpost and Queenpost bridge. It is located east of Scottown on State Route 67 in
Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,022. Geography Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Mason To ...
It was built in 1877. It survived several floods early in its history. It was modified in 1934 by the addition of a Burr Arch and steel tie rods. It is covered in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.


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Covered bridges in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Ohio Bridges completed in 1874 {{LawrenceCountyOH-NRHP-stub