The Jasper Road Covered Bridge is a 50-foot covered Warren through truss over Mudlick Creek west of Germantown in Montgomery County, Ohio. It was constructed by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo in Greene County in 1877 over Caesar’s Creek southwest of Jamestown for $6.95 per linear foot. In 1964, Huston Brown, a Dayton industrialist, had the covered bridge moved to his estate and ex-mill near Germantown in Montgomery County, and the bridge was rebuilt over Mud Luck Creek. The dark brown covered bridge and the mill are for sale and can be seen safely from the road. Two historic markers also stand next to the covered bridge.

Situated on 75 acres that were eventually to be the mill location, the original home was built in 1802 for Leonard Stump. Builders used bricks, glass, and hardware that were thought to be made on-site. The home served as an inn and stagecoach stop on the Lebanon-Eaton Trail. In 1817, John Stump built the mill on the property, and in 1847, the mill was purchased by Christian Rohrer. As a distiller, Mr. Rohrer saw the mill and available acreage as the appropriate location for a distillery. At this point, the Mudlick Distillery and Mudlick Whiskey became a prominent part of the Germantown business and remained in operation until 1914. In 1950 the property was bought by Mr. Charles (Pop) Brown and his son Huston, who modeled the house as well as the mill which itself became the Mudlick Museum. No longer a museum site, the historic house remains a treasured landmark, and the land is now also home to the Jasper Road Covered Bridge, which was originally constructed in 1877 over Caesar Creek in Greene County, the Hardin County Red McGuffey Derr School House, built in 1889, and Homer Kern’s Bendvue Cabin.

Jasper Road Covered Bridge is also called Huston Brown Bridge and the Mud Lick Bridge.

Located at:  N39 37.009    W84 23.341     -     WGCB #35-57-36

Photographed in May 2022