Hills Covered Bridge

The Hills or Hildreth Covered Bridge carried Hills Bridge Road over the Little Muskingum River in Washington County, Ohio.

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The covered crossing was constructed in 1878 by the August Borneman of the Hocking Valley Bridge Works for $13 per linear foot. ¹ The Howe truss was an improvement over other covered spans that used the Long truss system in that iron rods were used for tension members instead of wooden truss verticals. ²

The Hills Covered Bridge was bypassed in 1990.¹

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Information

• State: Ohio
• Route: Hills Bridge Road
• Type: Covered Howe Truss
• Status: Active - Pedestrian
• Total Length: 122 feet
• Spans:
• Navigational Clearance:

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Sources

1. Information display.
2. Moore, Elma Lee. Ohio’s Covered Bridges. Charleston: Arcadia, 2010. 119. Print.