WayfarrowSchwendeman Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Washington County, Ohio
Schwendeman Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Washington County.
It was built in 1894, in the late 19th century, making it the 61st oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it is about 44 feet long (37th longest of 40 measured in Ohio).
Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Benedict Covered Bridge. It was built in 1894 over Halfway Run, moved to Jackson Hill Park in Marietta in 1967, and moved again in 1994. It is now on private land on dry ground and closed to traffic. Sources disagree on where it is now (Washington vs. Noble County), so check the coordinates. It stands at 39.5792° N, 81.4532° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Length | 44 ft |
| Coordinates | 39.57922, -81.45321 |
Nearby places
- Buellsghost town · Washington County · 4.3 mi
- Huffman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Noble County · 7.1 mi
- Radoghost town · Noble County · 9.1 mi
- Cliffyvilleghost town · Noble County · 10.9 mi
- Parrish Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Noble County · 11.2 mi
- Carterghost town · Washington County · 11.3 mi
- Hildreth Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.6 mi
- Hune Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.8 mi
- Cross Keysghost town · Monroe County · 11.9 mi
- Park Hill / Rich Valley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Indiana · 12 mi
- Harra Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12.2 mi
- Quarryghost town · Monroe County · 12.4 mi
Questions
Where is Schwendeman Covered Bridge?
Schwendeman Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Ohio, at 39.5792, -81.4532.
How many covered bridges are in Washington County?
Washington County, Ohio has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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