NEW JASPER TOWNSHIP
BUILT - 1883
This bridge is located within a 2-3 mile radius of where several of the old one room schoolhouses were located.
It would almost be a certainty that numerous of those students routinely utilized this bridge
BALLARD RD. .6 MILE SOUTH OF OLD US RT-35
JAMESTOWN, OHIO
GPS: 39.678235, -83.814956
Over North Branch of Caesars Creek
Length - 80'.... WNW of Jamestown, New Jasper Township. U.S. Rt-35 W 2.0 miles from jct with OH Rt-72 in Jamestown, continue W. on Old U.S. Rt-35 2.7 miles, S. on Ballard Rd. .5 miles to bridge. James E Brown built the bridge following a design by H.E. Hebble. He chose to name it for a nearby industrialist, Lyman Ballard. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1975. Rehabilitated in 2016. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Seven-Panel Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-29-18
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-29-18
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