Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge

Known as the Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge, this old bridge was built in 1875 1low of the stream is against the east abutment. CONDITION DATE UNEXPOSED EXCELLENT UNALTERED RUINS DETERIORATED GOOD ment forming b oth floor beams and lower chords.The west abutment is the origi- tals. The structure under consideration is a one-span wooden truss covered bridge spanning pillars for piers under the west joist.Steel I-beams rgn from abutment to abut- layer floor laid crosswise, with raised runners. The Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge is very simply built.All diagonals are9 nal stone and the east abutment is the original stone with a concrete base. The mile northeast of Allensville in Vinton County, Ohio.This old span has vertical, long enough, the early builders developed the multiple kingpost.

for a longer base for the truss, thus making it possible to bridge wider streams 9n. Steel channels of varying heights have been applied to the outside of these using the simple queenpost truss plan, a variation of the simple kingpost.In the This bridge measures 5oi6" from portal to portal, which in this case, includes overhang of about 4t'.Steel channels have also been added to the truss diag- horizontal crosspiece.This is not a part of the top chord of the bridge, but.a the middle fork of Salt Creek on Mt.Olive Road in Jackson Township section 7, one are not covered by any extension of the siding as is usual with most of our CHECK ONE the entire truss, plus about a 4t' overhang on each end.

It is ll'2" wide over- - MOVED queenpost truss, there are two triangular truss members separated at the top by & separate piece, running parallel to the top chord.

Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge. due him, deducting $4. for two iron rods omitted. The old lit- Olive Road Covered Bridge has now given the area a century of faith- Iul service. 1700-1799 INVENTION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC RELIGION SIGNIFICANCE SCIENCE CONSERVATION EDUCATION PERIOD THEATER COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT ARCHITECTURE George Washington Pilcher BUILDER/ARCHITECT ART POLITICS/GOVERNMENT SCULPTURE Historic XENGINEERING INDUSTRY LITERATURE northeast on now impassable roads and down over the ridge in an easterly direc- foundations for Cutler Hall at Ohio University at Athens.One unconfirmed story SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN "Buffalo Trail".

The contract for this bridge was originally awarded to a John Calvin for $6.per _1600-1699 well-known Vinton County stone mason and builder.Mr. Pilcher was a Civil War came east from Chillicothe to Allensville and then northeast to the valley which veteran and was quite active as an itinerant lay preacher.He built the founda- staff Bridge. Today, the bridge is known only as the Mt. Olive Road Bridge. Both bridge and road take their names from the nearby Mt.Olive Church.The Mr.Pilcher obviously favored the simple Queenpost truss plan which he used here, lineal foot, and the masonry work was to be done by Mr.Pilcher.For some un- The Mt.Olive Road Covered Bridge was built in 1875 by George Washington Pilcher, known reason, Mr.Calvin made arrangements for Mr.Pilcher to do all of the work.