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Glen Helen Bridge

Covered bridge · Greene County, Ohio

Cemetery Road / Glen Helen Covered Bridge along Yellow Spring Creek in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Cemetery Road / Glen Helen Covered Bridge along Yellow Spring Creek in Yellow Springs, Ohio. · Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Glen Helen Bridge is a covered bridge in Greene County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Greene County.

It was built in 1886, in the late 19th century, making it the 50th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it crosses Anderson Fork; it is about 60 feet long (31st longest of 40 measured in Ohio).

Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Cemetery Road Bridge, this Howe truss was built in 1886 by Henry Hebble. In 1975 it was moved to the Glen Helen Nature Preserve and shortened. Today it is open to pedestrians only. It stands at 39.7854° N, 83.8780° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1886
CrossesAnderson Fork
Length60 ft
Coordinates39.78536, -83.87797

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Questions

Where is Glen Helen Bridge?

Glen Helen Bridge is in Greene County, Ohio, at 39.7854, -83.8780.

How many covered bridges are in Greene County?

Greene County, Ohio has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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