Bigelow Covered Bridge

This bridge, also known as the Axe Handle Bridge, was named in honor of Eliphas Bigelow, a nearby resident whose family founded Plain City. In 1990, the bridge underwent an extensive renovation, which included installing massive nail-laminated arches seated into new concrete foundations.

Bridge Statistics

Length: 102 feet

Built: 1873

Builder: Partridge

Spans: Little Darby Creek

Historical Marker

Buck-Run Covered Bridge

This is the third bridge to be on this site, first a covered bridge, second a steel truss bridge and… Read More

Culbertson Covered Bridge

The bridge was originally located on State Route 4 and was moved prior to 1922. In 1977 a runaround… Read More

North-Lewisburg Covered Bridge

This new bridge has a modified Pratt truss with substructures built out of the creek at a cost of… Read More

Pottersburg Covered Bridge

This bridge was formerly in the location of the North Lewisburg Road Covered Bridge. When Honda… Read More

Spain-Creek Covered Bridge

This quaint bridge is Union County's smallest covered bridge. In 2008 and 2016, the bridge was… Read More

Streng Road Bridge

This steel Pratt truss bridge was built in 1914 to replace a covered bridge that was destroyed in… Read More

Thompson-Road Covered Bridge

This modern covered bridge was built on Thompson Road in Millcreek Township near the Delaware County… Read More

Reuben L. Partridge

Reuben L. Partridge was born in Wilmington, NY in 1823. In 1836 Partridge moved to Marysville and… Read More

Covered Bridge Trail

This mobile exclusive passport is a collection of covered bridges and nearby restaurants in Union… Read More