Covered Bridges in Ohio: 144 Photo Spots, Light & Night Sky Guide

Top covered bridges

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Swartz Covered BridgeWyandot County

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Mull Covered BridgeSeneca County

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Shinn Covered BridgeWashington County

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West Liberty Covered BridgeAshtabula County

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Harpersfield Covered BridgeAshtabula County

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Harshaville Covered BridgeAdams County

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Hildreth Covered BridgeWashington County

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Adams Covered BridgePerry County

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Benetka Road Covered BridgeAshtabula County

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Bergstresser/Dietz Covered BridgeFranklin County

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Bigelow BridgeUnion County

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Bridge of DreamsKnox County

Covered Bridges by county

All covered bridges (144)

Name	County	Elevation	Nearest town	Sky
Swartz Covered Bridge	Wyandot County	—	Upper Sandusky	4
Mull Covered Bridge	Seneca County	—	Ballville	4
Shinn Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Beverly	3
West Liberty Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Geneva	5
Harpersfield Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Geneva	4
Harshaville Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	Winchester	3
Hildreth Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Reno	4
Adams Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Glouster	3
Benetka Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	North Kingsville	4
Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge	Franklin County	—	Canal Winchester	6
Bigelow Bridge	Union County	—	Mechanicsburg	4
Bridge of Dreams	Knox County	—	Danville	4
Parker Covered Bridge	Wyandot County	—	Upper Sandusky	4
Reed Covered Bridge	Union County	—	Marysville	5
Rinard Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	New Matamoras	3
Roberts Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Eaton	5
Scottown Covered Bridge	Lawrence County	—	Lesage	4
Knowlton Covered Bridge	Monroe County	—	New Matamoras	3
Parks Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Somerset	4
Blackwood Covered Bridge	Athens County	—	Athens	3
Martinsville Road Covered Bridge	Clinton County	—	Lynchburg	4
North Pole Road Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Ripley	3
Church Hill Road Covered Bridge	Columbiana County	—	Lisbon	4
Creek Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Conneaut	4
Doyle Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	5
Foreaker Covered Bridge	Monroe County	—	Woodsfield	3
Giddings Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	4
Graham Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	4
Byer Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Wellston	3
Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1856)	Trumbull County	—	Newton Falls	5
McCafferty Road Covered Bridge	Clermont County	—	Williamsburg	4
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge	Morgan County	—	McConnelsville	3
Bowman Mill Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Lexington	5
Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Wellston	3
Johnson Road Covered Bridge	Jackson County	—	Jackson	3
Helmick Covered Bridge	Coshocton County	—	Coshocton	3
Helmick Mill Covered Bridge	Morgan County	—	McConnelsville	3
Hizey Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Pickerington	5
Kirker Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	West Union	4
Kidwell Covered Bridge	Athens County	—	Glouster	4
Caine Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	4
Netcher Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	4
Bell Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Beverly	3
Eldean Covered Bridge	Miami County	—	Troy	5
Henry Covered Bridge (Ohio)	Washington County	—	Washington	3
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge	Gallia County	—	Wellston	3
Shaeffer Campbell Covered Bridge	Belmont County	—	Saint Clairsville	4
Smolen–Gulf Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Edgewood	6
South Denmark Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Jefferson	4
South Salem Covered Bridge	Ross County	—	Greenfield	4
State Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	North Kingsville	4
Stonelick Covered Bridge	Clermont County	—	Day Heights	5
Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge	Columbiana County	—	Lisbon	4
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Orwell	4
Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Geneva	4
Middle Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Conneaut	4
Olin's Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Edgewood	5
Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge	Butler County	—	Oxford	6
Riverdale Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	Roaming Shores	4
Root Road Covered Bridge	Ashtabula County	—	North Kingsville	4
Harra Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Beverly	3
Harshman Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Lake Lakengren	4
Hune Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Newport	3
Jediah Hill Covered Bridge	Hamilton County	—	New Burlington	7
Lockington Covered Bridge	Shelby County	—	Piqua	5
Ballard Road Covered BridgeCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers	Greene County	—	Shawnee Hills	5
Brubaker Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Camden	4
Rock Mill Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lithopolis	5
Salt Creek Covered Bridge	Muskingum County	—	New Concord	3
Palos Covered Bridge	Athens County	—	Glouster	3
Eakin Mill Covered Bridge	Vinton County	—	McArthur	3
Geeting Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Lewisburg	4
Germantown Covered Bridge	Montgomery County	—	Germantown	6
Otway Covered Bridge	Scioto County	—	Lucasville	3
Chambers Road Covered Bridge	Delaware County	—	Centerburg	4
Christman Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Eaton	5
Warnke Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Lewisburg	4
Lynchburg Covered Bridge	Highland County	—	Lynchburg	4
McColly Covered Bridge	Logan County	—	Russells Point	4
Mt. Olive Road Covered Bridge	Vinton County	—	McArthur	3
Root Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Washington	3
Huffman Covered Bridge	Noble County	—	Caldwell	3
Eagle Creek Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Ripley	3
Belle Hall Covered Bridge	Licking County	—	Centerburg	4
Bennett Schoolhouse Road Covered Bridge	Scioto County	—	Sciotodale	3
John Bright Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lancaster	7
Spain Creek Covered Bridge	Champaign County	—	North Lewisburg	4
Indian Camp Covered Bridge	Guernsey County	—	Mantua	3
Skull Fork Covered Bridge	Harrison County	—	Barnesville	3
Mohican State Park Covered Bridge	Ashland County	—	Loudonville	4
New Hope Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Mount Orab	4
Stevenson Road Covered BridgeCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers	Greene County	—	Wilberforce	5
Walter F. Ehrnfelt BridgeCuyahoga Valley	Cuyahoga County	—	Middleburg Heights	8
Stutzman's Crossing	Holmes County	—	Sugarcreek Police Dept	4
Charleton Mill Covered BridgeCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers	Greene County	—	Wilberforce	5
Pottersburg Covered Bridge	Champaign County	—	North Lewisburg	4
Lockport Covered Bridge	Williams County	—	Stryker	4
Harding Memorial Bridge	Cuyahoga County	—	Olmsted Falls	7
Glen Helen Bridge	Greene County	—	Yellow Springs	5
Everett Covered BridgeCuyahoga Valley	Summit County	—	Richfield	6
Dixon's Branch Bridge	Preble County	—	Lewisburg	4
Bickham Covered Bridge	Logan County	—	Russells Point	4
Jacks Hollow Covered Bridge	Muskingum County	—	Zanesville	4
Cox Covered Bridge	Vinton County	—	McArthur	3
Y-Bridge (1832)	Muskingum County	—	Zanesville	6
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lancaster	4
Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831)	Trumbull County	—	Newton Falls	5
George Miller Covered Bridge	Brown County	—	Ripley	3
Amity Bridge	Madison County	—	Plain City	5
Bay Covered Bridge	Vinton County	—	McArthur	3
Clifton Mill Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Yellow Springs	5
Hannaway Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lancaster	4
Hartman No 2 Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lithopolis	5
Parrish Covered Bridge	Noble County	—	Caldwell	3
Montpelier Fairgrounds Covered Bridge	Williams County	—	Montpelier	5
Gregg Mill Covered Bridge	Licking County	—	Frazeysburg	4
Zeller-Smith Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Pickerington	6
Hopewell Church Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Somerset	4
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Oxford	4
Culbertson Covered Bridge	Union County	—	Mechanicsburg	4
Schwendeman Covered Bridge	Noble County	—	Devola	3
McClellan Covered Bridge	Columbiana County	—	Lisbon	4
McLain Covered Bridge	Licking County	—	Granville South	5
Mill Branch Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Vienna	4
Park Hill / Rich Valley Covered Bridge	Noble County	—	Caldwell	3
Governor Bebb Park Covered Bridge	Butler County	—	Harrison	5
Corwin M. Nixon Covered Bridge	Warren County	—	Waynesville	5
Davis Farm Covered Bridge	Licking County	—	Hanover	4
Manchester Covered Bridge	Noble County	—	Caldwell	3
Thomas J. Malone Bridge	Columbiana County	—	Calcutta	4
New Upper Darby Covered Bridge	Union County	—	North Lewisburg	4
Taylor Blair Covered Bridge	Madison County	—	West Jefferson	5
Blackburn Covered Bridge	Pickaway County	—	Lithopolis	5
Feedwire Road Covered Bridge	Montgomery County	—	Oakwood	8
Johnston Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Lancaster	4
Old National Road Covered Bridge	Guernsey County	—	Cambridge	5
Ety Covered Bridge	Fairfield County	—	Baltimore	5
White Covered Bridge	Butler County	—	Oxford	6
Clarksville Covered Bridge	Clinton County	—	Wilmington	4
Philo-Duncan Falls Covered Bridge	Muskingum County	—	South Zanesville	4
Conesville Covered Bridge	Coshocton County	—	Coshocton	4
East Engle Mill Road Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Xenia	5
College Corner Covered Bridge	Preble County	—	Oxford	4
Lost Bridge	Hamilton County	—	Cleves	5

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph covered bridges

Covered bridges look their best with soft side-light and a backdrop of fall color, snow or fresh spring green.

Shoot from the stream bank to show the bridge, the water and its reflection together.
Inside the bridge, the timber trusses make strong symmetrical compositions — use a tripod for long exposures.
Many covered bridges still carry traffic; stay off the roadway and watch for vehicles.
Overcast days keep contrast low between the dark interior and the bright surroundings.
Autumn foliage peaks are the most popular time — visit on weekdays to avoid crowds.

Season: Peak fall color is the classic season; winter snow and spring blossoms are less crowded alternatives.