{"nrhp_refnum":"75001347","name":"Church Hill Road Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"3 mi. E of Lisbon off SR 867","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lisbon","county":"Columbiana County","state":"OH","lat":40.78717393800008,"lon":-80.72459461499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-span wooden kingpost truss covered bridge with cut stone abutments, originally over Middle Run in Elk Township, about three miles east-northeast of Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Believed built in the 1870s, it was moved in 1982 to span the bed of the Sandy and Beaver Canal.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the smallest covered bridge in Columbiana County, with a 19'3\" clear span, and likely one of the shortest ever built for public highway use in the United States. It is also one of only two simple kingpost truss bridges left in Ohio. It reflects the skill of early Ohio bridge builders.","narrative":"This small wooden covered bridge was built, most likely in the 1870s, as a one-span kingpost truss with a 19 foot 3 inch clear span, 22 foot overall length, vertical high-boarded siding, a shingle roof and cut stone abutments. Columbiana County once had nearly 100 covered bridges, mostly 25 to 60 feet long, and this one is the smallest. It is thought to be among the shortest ever built for public highway use in the United States, and it is one of only two simple kingpost trusses left in Ohio. The county bypassed it in 1962, and a small rural park was created around it. An Ohio Historic Site marker followed in 1963. Vandalism, including a fire set inside, later threatened the structure. In 1982 it was moved to span the bed of the Sandy and Beaver Canal, reusing its original stone for new abutments, and was rededicated that October.","period_of_significance":"1870's","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"One-span wooden kingpost truss covered bridge","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition in 1975 and bypassed by the county in 1962 with a small rural park around it. Vandalism later threatened it, and it was relocated in 1982 and rededicated that October.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.477649-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001347.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001347/551e5e326a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001347/551e5e326a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Roseohioresident","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_Hill_Road_Covered_Bridge_2012-07-14.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseohioresident</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_Hill_Road_Covered_Bridge_2012-07-14.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987242","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Hill_Road_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5116618"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/columbiana-county/church-hill-road-covered-bridge-75001347/"}