WayfarrowHizey Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Fairfield County, Ohio
Hizey Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Fairfield County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Fairfield County.
It was built in 1891, in the late 19th century, making it the 60th oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it is about 83 feet long (21st longest of 40 measured in Ohio).
Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1891 by J.W. Buchanan and moved from Poplar Creek to a private drive on Tollgate Rd crossing Sycamore Creek; sources disagree on the move year (1979 vs 1986), and the record's 83 m should be 83 ft. Hizey Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9146° N, 82.7092° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Length | 83 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.91460, -82.70920 |
Nearby places
- Zeller-Smith Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 3.1 mi
- Ety Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 6.7 mi
- Hartman No 2 Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 6.9 mi
- Monticelloghost town · Fairfield County · 7.9 mi
- Hiberniaghost town · Franklin County · 7.9 mi
- Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Franklin County · 8.2 mi
- Big Walnutghost town · Franklin County · 9.8 mi
- Wonderlandghost town · Franklin County · 10.5 mi
- Doneysghost town · Franklin County · 10.8 mi
- Rock Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Fairfield County · 11.5 mi
- Brightghost town · Franklin County · 11.8 mi
- Blackburn Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Pickaway County · 12.8 mi
Questions
Where is Hizey Covered Bridge?
Hizey Covered Bridge is in Fairfield County, Ohio, at 39.9146, -82.7092.
How many covered bridges are in Fairfield County?
Fairfield County, Ohio has 9 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.