Smith Covered Bridge

Covered bridges were often used for more than travel, as robbers and lovers took advantage of the darkness created by their enclosed sides. Early wooden bridges were often covered with a roof and siding to protect their structure from the weather, and many charged tolls for pedestrians, wagons and carriages, and livestock. Robert W. Smith of the Smith Bridge Company in Toledo, Ohio, built this bridge. It uses a series of elongated triangular frames known as the Warren truss system. The arches and front and rear overhangs were added later. It was built in 1870 over Little Sugar Creek on Feedwire Road near Bellbrook, Ohio.

Moraine, Ohio · United States