Historic bridges represent a cultural resource as well as work of art. Many federal and state agencies recognize the importance of preserving, relocating, restoring and rehabilitating bridges.

The Office of Environmental Services Cultural Resources staff works closely with federal programs and preservation groups to ensure that Ohio's bridges are considered and protected under the National Historic Preservation Act. The following programs and initiatives support ODOT's commitment to historic bridges preservation, restoration, relocation and rehabilitation.

Bridge Status

The Historic Bridge List (a comprehensive list of structures inventoried and evaluated as part of ODOT's pre-1960 bridge studies) is an Excel file of Ohio's Historic Bridge Inventory and Evaluations, which now includes bridges constructed from 1951 to 1960 that were evaluated in 2000.

Bridge Status classifications included within the Historic Bridge List are:

National Register (listed in the National Register of Historic Places);

Select (those eligible for listing in the National Register);

Reserve (require National Register evaluation if part of a federal undertaking);

Not Eligible/Non-Historic/Non-Select (structures generally exempt from from Section 106 Coordination with the State Historic Preservation Office in accordance with the Programmatic Agreement Regarding Federally Funded or Approved Highway Bridge Projects. However, diminishing examples, new information and research developments may constitute a re-evaluation of these bridges for National Register eligibility).

The list will be updated periodically at this location. Last updated April 20, 2007.

Reusable Bridges

In keeping with the national effort to preserve historic bridges, ODOT has a designated list of bridges available for reuse. Vist the Historic and Other Truss Bridges Available for Reuse page to learn more about these bridges and obtain contact information.

National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program

This program was established by Section 1224 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21). The program provides funding to assist the States in their efforts to preserve, rehabilitate, or restore the Nation's historic covered bridges. For the purposes of this program, the term "historic covered bridge" means a covered bridge that is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register for Historic Places. Click here to learn more about this FHWA program.