{"nrhp_refnum":"75001493","name":"Foreaker Bridge","other_names":["Weddle Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"3 mi. E of Graysville on SR 40","address_restricted":false,"city":"Graysville","county":"Monroe County","state":"OH","lat":39.65557482000003,"lon":-81.12082486099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span wooden covered bridge carrying County Road 40 over the Little Muskingum River, about three miles east of Graysville in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio. It was reportedly built in 1886/87.","why_significant":"The bridge is a surviving example of the multiple kingpost truss, once the most common truss in Ohio's wooden covered bridges. It is one of only two covered bridges remaining in Monroe County. The form also calls it a beloved local landmark in the hilly area known as the Switzerland of Ohio.","narrative":"Carrying County Road 40 over the Little Muskingum River, this single-span covered bridge sits about three miles east of Graysville in Monroe County, Ohio. Built of native white oak and reportedly erected in 1886/87, it uses a 12-panel multiple kingpost truss, a simple design that farmer-carpenters in early Ohio could build easily and that was the most common truss in the state's wooden covered bridges. The truss length is just under 99 feet, with cut stone abutments laid by stonemason Isaiah Cline. The builder of the timber structure is unknown. Locals know it as either the Foreaker or Weddle Bridge, depending on whether they recall the Foreaker family, who owned the land at the south end, or the Weddle family, who bought that farm in 1925. Steel rods were added in 1938, later steel beams were placed underneath, and a storm-damaged roof section was replaced in 1971. It is one of only two covered bridges left in Monroe County.","period_of_significance":"1886/87","architect_builder":"Builder unknown; stonework by Isaiah Cline, stonemason","architectural_style":"Multiple kingpost truss covered bridge","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in fairly good condition, with many repairs and reinforcements; steel rods added in 1938, steel I-beams added later by the county, and a wind-damaged roof section replaced in 1971.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.388755-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001493.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001493/ecca2f6594-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001493/ecca2f6594-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foreaker_Covered_Bridge_Monroe_County_Ohio.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foreaker_Covered_Bridge_Monroe_County_Ohio.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990362","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreaker_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5468144"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/monroe-county/foreaker-bridge-75001493/"}