{"nrhp_refnum":"75001309","name":"Kirker Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SW of West Union off SR 136","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Union","county":"Adams County","state":"OH","lat":38.78416432800003,"lon":-83.60355708799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-span wooden multiple kingpost truss covered bridge over the east fork of Eagle Creek, just east of SR 136 in Liberty Township, about five miles southwest of West Union, Adams County, Ohio. It was built in the late 1860s, though the exact date is unknown.","why_significant":"The bridge is named for Thomas Kirker, Ohio governor in 1807-1808 and the area's first permanent settler. It is one of only two covered spans left in Adams County. It has served the area for over a century and is an important part of the region's historic character.","narrative":"Spanning the east fork of Eagle Creek in Liberty Township, this covered bridge sits about five miles southwest of West Union in Adams County, Ohio. It is a one-span wooden structure with a six-panel multiple kingpost truss, oak timbers, yellow pine siding, a sheet metal roof, projecting portals and cut stone abutments. Built on a skew across the stream, it measures roughly 64 feet long with a clear span of about 56 feet. Its exact construction date is unknown, though one source points to the late 1860s. The Ohio Highway Department renovated it in 1950, adding steel tension rods and steel floor beams. The bridge carries the name of Thomas Kirker, Ohio governor in 1807-1808 and the first permanent settler of the area. One of only two covered spans remaining in the county, it was bypassed by a new road bridge and is now kept as a historic site for pedestrians, maintained by Adams County.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Multiple kingpost truss covered bridge (6 panel)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition; bypassed by a new bridge and preserved as a historic site open to pedestrian traffic only, to be maintained by Adams County.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.389682-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001309.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001309/c452bbe570-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001309/c452bbe570-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"FatalFit","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirker_Bridge_2023.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">FatalFit</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kirker_Bridge_2023.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986574","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirker_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58904058"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/adams-county/kirker-covered-bridge-75001309/"}