Bigelow Bridge

Bridge in Ohio, United States

40°06′58″N 83°25′30″W / 40.11611°N 83.42500°W / 40.11611; -83.42500CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestriansCrossesLittle Darby CreekLocaleUnion County, Ohio, United StatesOther name(s)Axe Handle Road BridgeMaintained byUnion County EngineerCharacteristicsDesignCoveredTotal length100 feet (30 m)Width12.5 feet (3.8 m)Height12.5 feet (3.8 m)HistoryDesignerReuben PartridgeOpened1873 (1873)StatisticsDaily traffic100 (as of 1951)Location Map

Bigelow Bridge (regionally known as Axe Handle Road Bridge) is one of six historic covered bridges in Union County, Ohio. It is located at 40°06′58″N 83°25′30″W / 40.11611°N 83.42500°W / 40.11611; -83.42500,^[1] on Axe Handle Road just north of Ohio State Route 161 between Irwin and Chuckery, and crosses over the Little Darby Creek.

The wooden truss bridge was built in 1873 by Reuben Partridge, and named for Eliphas Bigelow, a nearby resident.^[2] It was refurbished including the addition of internal steel supports in 1990, and repainted in July 2008.^[3]

In November 2010, a historical marker was dedicated on the site by the Ohio Historical Society, honoring Bigelow Bridge and the surrounding Darby Plains region.^[4]

References

^ Bridge Hunter - Axe Handle Road Bridge
^ "Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau - The Bridges of Union County". Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
^ Chris Alexis, County road, bridge program to continue Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, ThisWeek Marysville, 14 June 2008.
^ Bigelow Bridge, Darby Plains marker dedicated, ThisWeek Marysville, 31 October 2010.