Warnke Covered Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Lewisburg, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°52′26″N 84°30′53″W / 39.87389°N 84.51472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1895 |
| Built by | Everett S. Sherman |
| Architectural style | One-span Childs truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001518[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
The Warnke Covered Bridge, also known as Warnke Bridge, is a historic covered bridge crossing Swamp Creek in Harrison Township, Preble County, Ohio, northeast of Lewisburg. Built from 1895 to 1896 by Everett S. Sherman, it has a span of 51 feet.[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
In 1895, a flood damaged the steel truss bridge that had been built at the same location. Sherman built a new "Childs Truss covered Bridge." He purchased the stone for the abutments from the Lewisburg quarry.[2] The bridge was named for a family who lived nearby.[3]
The Warnke Bridge was the last bridge built by Sherman.[4] After the bridge was completed, Sherman moved to Richmond, Indiana, and died shortly thereafter.[2]
The original cost of the bridge was $459. Rehabilitation work undertaken in 2008 cost $240,924.25.[2] At one time, Preble County had 50 covered bridges. Seven of them, including the Warnke Covered Bridge, remain.[5]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Warnke Covered Bridge: Located on Swamp Creek Road over Swamp Creek". Preble County Engineer's Office.
- ^ a b "Warnke Covered Bridge". Destination Preble.
- ^ frederdl. "Warnke Bridge". Miami University Centralized Web Host.
- ^ Elma Lee Moore (2010). Ohio's Covered Bridges. Arcadia Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-0738584300.