Cox Covered Bridge, Vinton County, Ohio. October 18, 2012.
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Betsy and I enjoy traveling back roads whenever possible. It may take us a little longer to get somewhere, but that’s usually not a problem. Besides, we often come across some very interesting sights.
On our way home from our visit to Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio, our GPS took us along two-lane Ohio 93. We were enjoying the autumn color when Betsy spotted a covered bridge. Of course we stopped to investigate.
The Cox Covered Bridge was built in 1884, and served as the road bridge over Brushy Creek in Vinton County, Ohio, until 1992. That year the bridge was moved 20 feet north to rest on a concrete foundation. The bridge no longer carries traffic, but it can be walked across.
Autumn color as seen looking through the Cox Covered Bridge. October 18, 2012.
We got a great view of a beautiful orange tree looking through the bridge.
Satellite image of Cox Covered Bridge, Vinton County, Ohio.
The above image from Google Earth shows the location of the bridge. There were no nearby towns, but the Vinton County Airport is off to the southeast. The red dot shows our position in front of the bridge.
Senior Moments 
December 3, 2012 at 3:54 am |
Can you imagine the stories it could tell! Love the tree view.
December 3, 2012 at 5:05 am |
Fascinating. I wonder why these bridges were covered?
The movie “The Bridges of Madison County ” showed it all.
Great movie.
Is there a reason to cover a bridge as shown like this in Ohio?
December 3, 2012 at 5:36 am |
What a nice covered bridge. I once saw a small wedding ceremony on a bridge similar to this!
December 3, 2012 at 9:10 am |
not to many of these wonderful old bridges left. and none that i know of in the south. bob is from covered bridge country.
December 3, 2012 at 11:27 am |
I do love those old covered bridges, George!! I wish they could talk, too, and tell us their stories! Wonderful captures for the day! Hope you have a good week!!
December 3, 2012 at 11:41 am |
Oh this is lovely! Some day i mean to search all the covered bridges in our area and go see them, that would be awesome!!! Do you know that I read when they made these bridges, they did not cover them to be pretty, it was to protect the walking surface from the weather.
December 3, 2012 at 11:57 am |
I love covered bridges.
December 3, 2012 at 12:39 pm |
Oh, how lovely to see the autumn leaves at the end of the covered bridge!
December 3, 2012 at 12:55 pm |
Love the shot through the bridge to that lovely tree!
I’ll have to look at the map but I’m pretty sure there is a covered bridge trail about an hour from where you were that takes you past a few covered bridges.
December 3, 2012 at 3:21 pm |
I really like the covered bridges. I don’t think there are any in Wa. But there are some in Oregon that I have seen and photographed but don’t know where the pics are. Or the bridges for that matter. LOL MB
December 3, 2012 at 3:49 pm |
I like how you framed the autumn colour with the bridge.
December 3, 2012 at 4:22 pm |
George, I love that tree through the bridge!! Wonderful of the state people to decide the bridge needs to be saved, rather than just scrapping it!!
December 3, 2012 at 5:32 pm |
The covered bridge was a neat find, for sure; but that orange tree steals the show. Beautiful!
December 3, 2012 at 6:40 pm |
What a lovely covered bridge, George! I wish we had some around here.
December 3, 2012 at 8:56 pm |
I always enjoy looking at the inside of the covered bridges…no matter how many times I go in one.
December 4, 2012 at 3:19 am |
Great looking historically important bridge,
December 4, 2012 at 5:11 pm |
When we went to Alabama I was delighted to see the covered bridges around our son’s house (at the time).
They are really neat parts of history!
Thanks for sharing!
Linda
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December 5, 2012 at 11:46 am |
So lovely….nothing you will ever find in South Florida. 🙂
December 5, 2012 at 12:30 pm |
Very nice covered bridge and love that autumn splash of color at the end of it!
December 10, 2012 at 2:54 am |
Lovely. We do not have covered bridges in Finland and I have not seen them on our holidays in U.S.A.