{"nrhp_refnum":"76001546","name":"Rinard Covered Bridge","other_names":["Hendershott`s Ford Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NE of Marietta on SR 406","address_restricted":false,"city":"Marietta","county":"Washington County","state":"OH","lat":39.53684474900007,"lon":-81.22279212399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-10-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-span wooden Smith truss covered bridge over the Little Muskingum River in Ludlow Township, on county road 406 just east of SR 26 near Marietta, Washington County, Ohio. It was built about 1875 (a 1986 update gives 1876) by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a very good example of the Smith truss, of which only 15 remain in Ohio. It is one of three covered spans of differing truss types over the Little Muskingum River east of SR 26. It is also a popular local landmark that area residents want preserved.","narrative":"Spanning the Little Muskingum River in Ludlow Township near Marietta, this single-span wooden covered bridge carries county road 406 just east of SR 26. It was built about 1875 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo using the Smith patent truss. A later update gives 1876, a cost of $13.50 per lineal foot, and stonework by H.H. Townsend, and notes an earlier name, Hendershott's Ford Bridge. The bridge is 140 feet long with a 130-foot clear span, vertical board siding, a metal roof that replaced shingles, and cut-stone abutments. Steel cables were added later for strength. The present structure is the second covered span on the site; the first was reportedly swept away by floodwaters in 1874 or 1875. The bridge is regarded as a very good example of the Smith truss, only 15 of which remain in Ohio. It is one of three covered bridges of different truss types in the area. Local groups helped maintain the site, and the bridge has since been by-passed.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Smith Bridge Company","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in fairly good condition in the 1976 form; a 1986 update says the bridge is now by-passed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:10.409539-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/76001546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001546/338ad78664-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001546/338ad78664-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jackrperry.com","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Restored_Rinard_Covered_Bridge_circa_2010.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackrperry.com</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:Restored_Rinard_Covered_Bridge_circa_2010.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991947","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinard_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58904068"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/washington-county/rinard-covered-bridge-76001546/"}