Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge
Also known as: Salem Twp. No. 121-32; Structural File No. 1535455
Why it's listed
Spanning the Middle Fork of Little Beaver Creek on Eagleton Road, south of Salem, Ohio, this covered bridge was built in 1875-76 as a single span of eight panels using a multiple kingpost truss. It measures 67 feet long with a 63-foot clear span, and has vertical board siding, cut sandstone abutments and a wood shingle roof. Jeremiah C. Mountz built it under a county contract of $441, and David Reese is credited as stonemason. The bridge served the small community of Teegarden Station and its mill, and carried traffic daily until a concrete bridge bypassed it in 1992. Of roughly 3,850 timber truss bridges known to have been built in Ohio, only 135 remain. This is one of five covered bridges left in Columbiana County and one of only two still on their original sites. It was recognized for its engineering, as a good example of the multiple kingpost truss, and as work of a leading local builder.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion C in engineering as an example of the multiple kingpost truss design in Ohio. It is also a representative work of Jeremiah C. Mountz, a leading Columbiana County covered bridge builder of the third quarter of the 19th century. It is one of five covered bridges left in the county and one of only two still on their original site.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 00000961, listed August 10, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Eagleton Rd. T-761, 0.1 mi E of C-411, Salem |
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| County | Columbiana County |
| Listed | August 10, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00000961 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1875-1950 |
| Architect / builder | Jeremiah C. Mountz, builder; David Reese, stonemason |
| Architectural style | Other: Covered Bridge (multiple kingpost truss) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Bypassed in 1992 by a new concrete bridge alongside it; had been in daily use from 1876 until then. Alterations include steel reinforcement, a concrete facing on the north abutment and added knee braces. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.82178, -80.82691 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 00000961.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7694208
- This listing as JSON
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