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Getting - 1894
The Geeting Covered Bridge, also known as Geeting Bridge, is a historic covered bridge crossing Price's Creek on Price Road west of Lewisburg, Preble County, Ohio. It was built in 1894 by Everett S. Sherman and is one of at least 20 covered bridges built by Sherman in Preble County. The abutments were built by the Koppee Brothers.
It is a 100-foot-long bridge with 7 feet of additional overhang. All of the white pine boards used in constructing this bridge were purchased from Cadillac, Michigan lumber suppliers Cobb and Mitchell. Built in 1894 at a cost of $2,691, this Childs through truss bridge has had extensive repair and rehabilitation work done over the years, including roof replacement following a windstorm in 1914, roof repairs after damage caused by a truck in 1969, and rehabilitation work in 1973 and in the 2000s. The most recent rehabilitation of 2008 was at a cost of $379,753.
Getting Bridge was named for Dave Geeting, who owned land to the south and west of the bridge, and was the first to drive across it.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 94.2 ft.; total length: 100.1 ft.; deck width: 15.1 ft.; vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1975.
Located at: N39 50.619 W84 35.830 - WGCB #35-68-13
Photographed in May 2022