Bell Covered Bridge
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Bell Covered Bridge
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Southern portal and western side
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| Location | Northwest of Barlow in Barlow Township |
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| Nearest city | Barlow, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°25′39″N 81°40′35″W / 39.42750°N 81.67639°WCoordinates: 39°25′39″N 81°40′35″W / 39.42750°N 81.67639°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Ebenezer B. Henderson |
| Architectural style | Multiple Kingpost Truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 12000836 |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 2012 |
The Bell Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in rural Washington County, Ohio, United States. One of several such bridges in the region built by the same man, it has remained open to traffic with the exception of periodic repairs, and it has been named a historic site.
Located near the community of Barlow in Barlow Township, the bridge carries the gravel Bell Road over Falls Creek, a southwestern tributary of Wolf Creek. Surrounded by woods, the bridge lies adjacent to the farm once owned by the namesake Bell family, and the surrounding countryside is a mixture of forests and agricultural fields. The builder was E.B. Henderson, who was responsible for four bridges in the area: the Blackwood Covered Bridge (1879), the Shinn Covered Bridge (1886), the Bell Covered Bridge (1888), and the Henry Covered Bridge (1894). Like two of the other three, the Bell is a multiple king post truss design, which became popular nationwide following its use on the National Road in a past version of the Y-bridge in Zanesville to the north. An ordinary gable-roofed bridge with windows just below the roofline, the bridge spans 59 feet (18 m); the deck is approximately 18 feet (5.5 m) wide, with 15 feet (4.6 m) of interior width, and the 11 feet (3.4 m) height permits slightly more than 9 feet (2.7 m) of interior clearance. It rests on abutments built of sandstone, quarried locally, while the roof is made of tin. The abutments are similar, with their faces underlying the bridge decks and wing walls to the side.
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