Ohio Historic Bridge Association

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Picnic Meeting

When: July 20, 2008 at noon

Where: Salt Creek Covered Bridge in Muskingum Co.

Program: This is our annual picnic and meeting held at the Salt Creek Covered Bridge in Muskingum Co. Please bring your own table service and a covered-dish to share with the group. Also, we recommend that you bring a folding chair.

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Meetings are held on the third Sunday of odd months except January. The event schedule gives information about the March and November meetings. The July event is a picnic / meeting at the Salt Creek Covered Bridge in Muskingum County. Bridge tours are normally conducted on the May and September meeting dates.

The restored Shaeffer or Campbell Covered Bridge (1875) in Belmont County

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.

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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 March  Meeting

Terry Miller spoke about the Chinese covered bridges he saw during his 2007 trip to China associated with the 2nd International Conference on Lounge  Bridges (covered bridges). Unlike western covered bridges these highly decorative pedestrian bridges lack a truss. They are supported by interlocking wooden logs beneath the bridge deck that form either an arch or cantilever. He showed photographs of more than 35 different bridges in this interesting presentation.

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