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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

28-29 Stevenson Road Covered Bridge

Side A: Built in 1877 and spanning approximately ninety-five feet, the Stevenson Road Covered Bridge carried vehicular traffic until 2003. It is one of the few Smith truss bridges left in the United States. The Smith Bridge Company manufactured the bridge using various patents of the company, which were secured by its founder, Robert W. Smith. The company originated in Tippecanoe City, Ohio (Tipp City) and later relocated to Toledo. In 1890 the Toledo Bridge Company Purchased the company from Smith. Robert Smith died in 1898 at the age of sixty-five leaving behind a legacy of unique covered bridges.
Side B: Same
Sponsors: Greene County Engineer, The Ohio History Connection
Address: Across the road near 1910 Stevenson Road, 
Xenia, 
OH, 
45385
Location: NW corner of Stevenson Road and Jones Road, at bridge.
Latitude: 39.7349070
Longitude: -83.8987770