The Warnke Covered Bridge, also known as Swamp Creek Bridge, is a historic covered bridge crossing Swamp Creek in Harrison Township, Preble County, Ohio, northeast of Lewisburg. Built from 1895 to 1896 by Everett S. Sherman, it has a span of 51 feet.

In 1895, a flood damaged the steel truss bridge that had been built at the same location. Sherman was contracted to build a new "Childs Truss Covered Bridge." He purchased the stone for the abutments from the Lewisburg quarry. The bridge was named for a family who lived nearby.

The Warnke Bridge was the last bridge built by Sherman. After the bridge was completed, Sherman moved to Richmond, Indiana, and died shortly thereafter.

The original cost of the bridge was $459, whereas, rehabilitation work was undertaken in 2008 and cost $240,924.25. At one time, Preble County had 50 covered bridges. Of the eight that remain, six were built by the same man, Everett S. Sherman. This includes Warnke Bridge, which was the last covered bridge built for road traffic in Preble County in 1895, and is still in regular use.

Dimensions:  Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.;  total length: 52.2 ft.;  deck width: 15.7 ft.;  vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976.

Located at:  N39 52.420    W84 30.875      -     WGCB #35-68-14

Photographed in May of 2022