Eldean Covered Bridge

Eldean Covered Bridge (HMIV1)

Location: Troy, OH 45373 Miami County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 4.672', W 84° 13.025'

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Originally known as Allen's Mill Bridge, the Eldean Covered Bridge was built over the Great Miami River in 1860 for Miami County by the Hamilton Brothers of nearby Piqua. Its 224 feet place it among Ohio's longest covered bridges and the longest in the nation that follows an 1830 Stephen H. Long patent, considered America's first science-based bridge design. The Long system added strength through a series of hand-driven wedges. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the bridge was restored in 2005/2006.
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HM NumberHMIV1
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number19-55
Year Placed2007
Placed ByMiami County Milestones Committee, Miami Foundation, Troy Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 7:54am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 737295 N 4440111
Decimal Degrees40.07786667, -84.21708333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 4.672', W 84° 13.025'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 4' 40.32" N, 84° 13' 1.50" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 633 Eldean Rd, Troy OH 45373, US
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