Davis, Horn, Overholtzer Bridge
Why it's listed
Burr arch covered bridge carrying a road across Ten Mile Creek on the Washington and Greene county line, with the span recorded as 1889 in the nomination's bridge inventory. It replaced an earlier bridge destroyed by flood in 1888. The structure has a 96-foot end post length and a road surface width of 14 feet 3 inches. It is one of a group of covered bridges in the two counties listed together as a thematic resource. The bridges are regarded as important examples of wood truss technology, a once-common bridge type that played a special role in its development. The county group has a comparatively high survival rate for this type of structure. The bridge is listed for its architectural value as a representative example of the Burr arch type, shown by the simplicity of its truss design and certain local features in its construction.
Significance in brief: The bridges are cited as important examples of wood truss technology and a once-common bridge type. The nomination notes a comparatively high survival rate of these structures in the two counties. The Davis, Horn, Overholtzer bridge replaced an earlier bridge destroyed by flood in 1888.
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 79002354, listed June 22, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SE of Fairfield, North Fredericktown |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | June 22, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002354 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr arch truss |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.00811, -80.06225 (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 79002354.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5903915
- This listing as JSON
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