Foreaker Bridge
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The Foreaker Covered Bridge, with the first word sometimes spelled Foraker, and also called the Weddle Covered Bridge, is located on Monroe County Road 40, three miles east of Graysville, Ohio. The property was listed on the National Register in 1975. The Foreaker Bridge was built over the Little Muskingum River in 1886 in order to help ease traffic heading from the inner communities of Monroe County to the county seat at Woodsfield. The area is surrounded by large hills and steep valleys causing these agrarian families to circle around to a lower level of passage, while the water has cut a deep channel under the site of the bridge. The Foreaker family owned the land around the south end of the bridge when it was built. One of two extant covered bridges in Monroe County, the Foreaker Bridge is a single-span structure with a king post truss core. The white oak walls are vertically sided and covered with a metal roof; its builder was anonymous, although the stone abutments are known to have been constructed by Isaiah Cline. When the bridge was erected, it took the name of a family named Foreaker, which owned an adjacent farm; the Foreakers sold the property in 1925 to a Mr. Weddle, and the bridge has also sometimes been known as the "Weddle Bridge". The bridge was reinforced in 1938 for automobile traffic and has been well maintained by the county. The bridge is still open to automobile traffic. In 1971 a large section of the roof was blown off in a windstorm and led to the entire roof being replaced with sheet metal. Currently, the bridge is repainted every year and inspected. The abutments have been reinforced with concrete to add stability. The floor is made of oak planks with additional beams and supportive I-beams added later. Media related to Foreaker Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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When was Foreaker Bridge listed on the National Register?
Foreaker Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1975.
What type of historic resource is Foreaker Bridge?
Foreaker Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Foreaker Bridge?
The period of significance for Foreaker Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.
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