A Stop at Fallasburg Today

 After catching the Sykes, I thought I would head up north to see if I could see any color.  Unfortunately, I made it as far as M-46 and I started to head south. 

I didn't want to waste my drive, so I decided to stop at Fallasburg to get some pictures of the bridge.

I was about to move on when I saw that there were people taking homecoming (I assume) pictures.

I'm glad I stayed because the reflections were too perfect to pass.

Also, there was no wind, so  I could take my drone anywhere.

Looking down on the bridge.

I like this shot.

Bringing my drone back down.

I like this angle.

I like this angle more.

Again from a lower level.

To get more of the area.

I like this shot.

Again, since the people were gone.

Catching the Roberts Covered Bridge

 The last covered bridge was in Eaton itself.

The Roberts Covered Bridge is a Burr truss covered bridge and was built in 1829.

It was named after Orlistus Roberts and crosses Seven Mile Creek.

It is claimed to be the oldest covered bridge in Ohio and the second oldest covered bridge in the United States.  It is the oldest remaining double barreled covered bridges in the United States.

It was restored in 1962 and further repairs were made in 1974.  It was vandalized and nearly destroyed by a fire in 1986.  It was restored and moved to its current location in 1990.

In 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.  It is closed to traffic.

The Hueston Woods Covered Bridge

 The next bridge is one that I haven't seen before.

This bridge is Preble County's newest bridge and was built in 2012. 

It is located in the Hueston Woods State Park and serves as the entrance.

It is a Burr arch design.

Even though it is a new bridge it is still pretty cool.

Revisiting the Harshman Covered Bridge

 I saw this bridge the last time I was in the area.  My drone was having problems so I wasn't able to use it then.  I didn't have any trouble this time.

The Harshman Covered Bridge is also in Preble County.

It takes the Concord-Fairhaven Road over Four Mile Creek.

It was built in 1894 by Everett Sherman at a cost of $3,184.

The masonry was done with stones from a nearby quarry.

The bridge is a Childs covered through truss.

In 2007, the bridge was restored with Federal money.

I'm not sure if this one is on the Federal Register or not.

It's a pretty neat looking bridge but I think I've seen similar looking bridges.

Going for another angle.

Taking my drone for a stroll through the bridge.

Finding the Christman Bridge

 I decided to head to Preble County which is the county directly west of Dayton.  I have been in this area before but I didn't find these bridges before.  It was a pretty neat area though.

The first bridge I found was the Christman Bridge.  It is on Eaton-New Hope Road and crosses the Seven Mile Creek in Washington Township.

It was built in 1895 by Everett Sherman.  He was a man that built many of the bridges in the area.  This particular bridge cost a little over $4000 to build.  It was named after the man who owned the land.

It was added to the National Historic Register in 1976.  In 2007, extensive renovations were done on it to the tune of $331,000.  I still find it amazing that one county in Ohio has more covered bridges than the entire state of Michigan.

The Harshman Covered Bridge

 The next bridge wasn't too far.

It was the Harsman Covered Bridge and is also in Preble County.  It was built in 1894 by Everrett Sherman and I think it is also a Childs truss bridge.

In 1976, it was added to the national register of historic places.  It was added to the Historic American Engineering Record in 2003.

The Eldean Covered Bridge

 After passing through the Ohio countryside, I got on I-75 around Blue Lick, Ohio.  And then I headed south.

My first covered bridge was the Eldean Covered Bridge near Troy, Ohio.  It is located in Miami County Ohio.

It spans the Great Miami River and is part of Eldean Road.

The Bridge was built in 1860 and is known as a Long truss because it was designed by Stephen Long.

It is 224 feet long and that makes it the longest example of this type that still survives.  There was a longer bridge in New York but it collapsed.

The road this was on was to provide service to the Miami and Erie Canal to the west.

In 1975, it was designated in the National Historic Register of Places and in 2016, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark.

And then I took to my drone.  There was a warning about a detention facility nearby but I was still in a good zone.

It is kind of cool getting pictures of these from the air.

Looking down from the Great Miami River

I kind of like this shot with the reflection.

From the other side.

Another angle.

One more before moving on.