The Ohio Historic Bridge Association Website

	Dues for 2009 are payable by January 15, 2009. New or renewal members may use the convenient form obtained by clicking here and printing the page.
Ohio Historic Bridge Association
Click for directions Winter Meeting When: March 15, 2009 at 1:30 PM Where: the Hilliard Public Library, 4772 Cemetery Road, Hilliard Ohio. Program: TBA Click for all events OHBA events are normally scheduled for the third Sunday of odd months except January. The March and November meetings are held in the Hilliard library, however, room availability may force date changes - so check here or in the B&B before attending. The July event is a picnic and meeting at the Salt Creek Covered Bridge in Muskingum County. Bridge tours are normally conducted on the May and September meeting dates.	The Blaine S-Bridge on the old National Road in Belmont County is Ohio's oldest extant bridge (1828).
	Welcome to the OHBA website The Ohio Historic Bridge Association (OHBA) was formed in 1960 as the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association specifically to preserve an abandoned covered bridge in Muskingum County, Ohio. In more recent years, it became apparent that many old metal, masonry, and concrete bridges were also disappearing and that some historic bridges of all kinds are worth preserving to help future generations appreciate the value of our bridge heritage. The OHBA invites you to join and to help preserve our heritage and become more informed about historic bridges. David Simmons, President OHBA. Click here updated: 11/18/2008	Mission Statement The mission of the OHBA, a nonprofit organization, is to promote the study of historic bridges and bring together persons interested in learning about, protecting and promoting the historic bridges of Ohio. We strive to foster an understanding and appreciation of these structures and their connection to our past and to support efforts of bridge preservation and rehabilitation.
		Highlights of the November Meeting Doug Kramer of Eaton, Ohio spoke on covered bridge construction techniques. He introduced the various truss types and illustrated with photos from the covered bridge era how the bridges were constructed on-site using only hand labor and a jin-pole to hoist the larger wood pieces. Usually wood came from trees felled and dimensioned near the bridge site.
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