Covered Bridges in Preble County, Ohio
Span the ages by touring Preble’s eight covered bridges. The county was once home to 29 covered bridges built from 1829 to 1896, including the Christman Covered Bridge in Eaton, and the Geeting Covered Bridge in Lewisburg, which are are still in use. Take a leisurely drive to visit our Covered Bridges, windows down, and also enjoy farmland, meadows, rolling hills and valleys. The Bridges may be the main delight, but our beautiful countryside is icing on the cake.
Preble County is fortunate to have eight covered bridges still standing and is home to the oldest covered bridge in Ohio and second oldest double-lane bridge in the U.S.
Throughout the 19th Century, from 1829 until 1896, 29 covered bridges were built in Preble County and used for turnpikes, the railroad, private enterprise, and some to replace original bridges destroyed by a devastating storm in May, 1886.
Description of all of the Preble County covered bridges can be found in our Covered Bridge Brochure (linked below) and more detailed information in the book, Covered Bridges of Preble County by Seth Schlotterbeck. Seth’s book may be purchased through our Preble County Historical Society.
View Covered Bridge GuideBrubaker Covered Bridge
The 88-foot Brubaker Bridge, built across Sam’s Run on Aukerman Creek Road (now Brubaker Road) in 1887, was constructed by
View infoChristman Covered Bridge
The heavily traveled Eaton–New Hope Road had no bridge over Seven Mile Creek until the 100-foot Christman Bridge was built
View infoDixons Branch Covered Bridge
The Dixon Branch Bridge was built in 1887 by E.S. Sherman. The structure originally spanned 60 feet to carry Concord
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The Geeting Covered Bridge, the only covered bridge ever built in Monroe Township, spans Price’s Creek on Price Road. The
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The 109-foot Harshman Bridge, built in 1894 by E.S. Sherman for $3,184, spans Four Mile Creek on Concord-Fairhaven Road, half
View infoHueston Woods Covered Bridge
The structure originally at this location was erected in the late 1920s and had numerous repairs to keep it in
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The Roberts Bridge, Ohio’s oldest remaining covered bridge and the second oldest in the U.S., is also the nation’s oldest
View infoWarnke Covered Bridge
E.S. Sherman’s career in covered bridge building in Preble County ended while he was repairing the Swamp Creek Road bridge
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