Stonelick Covered Bridge Collapses

 

February 14, 2014, Stonelick Township, Ohio - The Stonelick covered bridge has collapsed during the deconstruction phase of a major renovation project. When the bridge collapsed, on Tuesday February 12th, there were four people working on the bridge. Stonelick Township Fire Chief Matt Rose says that "it was a miracle" that no one was injured in the incident.

A local resident living near the bridge reported hearing a loud crash that lasted seconds. With that crash the last covered bridge in Clermont county is history. Local neighbors had joined together to have the bridge restored following damage caused by a truck in 2010.

The Stonelick bridge (35-13-02), located on Stonelick Willams Corner Road, was built in 1878 to cross the Stonelick Creek. The bridge, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, was 140 feet in length and employed a Howe truss.

The following web link contains the full coverage from WKRC Cincinnati covering the collapse of the Stonelick Covered Bridge: http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/historic-covered-bridge-collapses-8257.shtml.

Also, here is the link to a YouTube video of the local television coverage of the bridge collapse: Historic covered bridge collapses.