Hizey Covered Bridge

CONDITION DATE MOVED UNALTERED EXCELLENT DETERIORATED DESCRIPTION FAIR The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge XGOOD Burr of New England.Mr. Burr was a well-known bridge-builder who built many portals are painted white. kingpost truss and then anchored into the masonry of the abutments.Mr.Burr's metal roof, cut-stone abutments and projected portals. Township section 5,4 and one-half miles east northeast of Pickerington in We do not know what the original paint job was on this bridge any),but CHECK ONE early 196ois, the county painted over Mr.Buchanan's name when they gave this Buchanan of Basil, Ohio (now known as

Buchanan used the Burr _UNEXPOSED wiath is l9'.The height of the trusses is ll'.The floor is one layer x12.The end posts are 10x 8#;the truss members measure 9x 8 on the end panels,8# x 8# on the second panels and 8ux 7 on the center panels.All idea was not entirely new as wooden arch covered bridges had been built in concrete at its base.One wooden post has been added under the northwest the first truss vertical and between the lower chord sections.This steel is rivers there.

The Burr truss features wooden arches fastened to basic multiple truss plan for this bridge.The Burr truss was patented in l8ol by Theodore bridge a coat of red paint with white trim on the portals.The bridge still undoubtedly a later strengthening addition.The bridge measures 83' long over- for the original shingle.This old bridge is still in good condition today. spanning Poplar Creek on township road 235 Creek Road) in Liberty This is known as the Hizey Covered Bridge and was built in l89l by James W.

state. Liberty Township, where the Hizey Bridge stands, had 14 of these roofed 1872 and learned his trade well. Like Mr. Brandt, he preferred the Burr or 1500-1599 1891 Historic 1600-1699 PHILOSOPHY PERIOD ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC CONSERVATION 1700-1799 COMMERCE BUILDER/ARCHITECT X1800-1899 LAW ARCHITECTURE THEATER EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT POLITICS/GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC SCIENCE SIGNIFICANCE ART RELIGION LITERATURE MUSIC March on Atlanta.After spending his summers building bridges, Mr. Buchanan -1400-1499 problem in Fairfield County. caped some of this vandalism which has made covered bridge maintenance such a multiple kingpost truss plans and built many covered bridges of this type.

known as Baltimore):Mr.Buchanan was a master bridge-builder who learned his _COMMUNICATIONS as one of the few roofed spans remaining in an area once so rich with them and AGRICULTURE X.ENGINEERING The Hizey Covered Bridge is one ofa fst-vanishing breed in Fairfield County James W. Buchanan which was once the home of more covered bridges than any other county in the -EDUCATION as a fine example of the Burr truss and the building skills of James W. Buchanan The Hizey Bridge is named for a T. Hizey who once owned land near the bridge.

crossings in the 195o's and today the number has dwindled to 5.There were hind the braces to produce a camber to the truss, giving his bridges a hump- trade from old Jacob "Blue Jeans" Brandt.He worked for Mr.Brandt from 1865- out 2 of these bridges in the past l0 years.The Hizey Bridge has so far.es- - MILITARY _1900- E ECONOMICS enlisted in Compnay K, 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was in Sherman's The old span is in a scenic setting over Poplar Creek and is significant to us Mr. Buchanan's covered bridges were distinguished by use of wedges driven be- taught school in the winters. In 1897 he was appointed postmaster at Basil.