Eldean Covered Bridge
United States historic place in Troy, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Eldean Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the Great Miami River in Miami County, Ohio north of Troy. Built in 1860, it is one of the nation's finest surviving examples of a Long truss, patented in 1830 by engineer Stephen H. Long. At 224 feet (68 m) in length for its two spans, it is the longest surviving example of its type. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Spanning Great Miami River at bypassed section of Eldean Rd. (CR 33), Troy vicinity, OH |
| County | Miami County |
| Listed | Feb 20, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001492 |
| Type of place | covered bridge, road bridge |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Spanning Great Miami River at bypassed section of Eldean Rd. (CR 33), Troy, OH |
| Coordinates | 40.07781, -84.21658 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 21 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) 26 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75001492. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.