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Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Morgan County, Ohio

Western portal and southern (upstream) side of the Helmick Mill Covered Bridge, which carries Helmick Road over Island Run northwest of Malta in Deerfield Towns
Western portal and southern (upstream) side of the Helmick Mill Covered Bridge, which carries Helmick Road over Island Run northwest of Malta in Deerfield Towns · Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Morgan County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Morgan County.

It was built in 1867, in the Civil War era, making it the 13th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1867 by Samuel Price, also called Island Run Bridge, restored around 2008; length given as 72.2 ft or 74 ft, so left null. Helmick Mill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7197° N, 81.9422° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1867
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.71972, -81.94222

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Questions

Where is Helmick Mill Covered Bridge?

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge is in Morgan County, Ohio, at 39.7197, -81.9422.

How many covered bridges are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Ohio has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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