If you’ve been following my reviews for a while then you know I absolutely adore covered bridges. So it should be no surprise that I have decided to visit a few while on our summer family vacation passing through Ohio. Zeller-Smith was on my radar because of it’s proximity to our hotel. I found the drive to this bridge to be very enjoyable. Ohio is full of farmland and most all the fields have only recently been planted. Since the Springtime vegetation is so low, you can see for miles and miles. I truly loved how subdivisions and single family homes were integrated into the farmland landscape. Sort of made me feel like Marty McFly in Back to the Future when he went back in time and discovered the«coming soon» sign for the sudivision his family home would eventually be located in. BRIDGEFACTS Year Built: 1905 Builder: J.W.Buchanan Length: 79 feet Relocated to current location: 1986 Truss type: Multiple Kingpost Location: Sycamore Creek Park over Sycamore Creek in Pickerington, Ohio. FINALTHOUGHTS The park area is nice and has two playgrounds. On both sides of the bridge are large expansive fields. On the parking side there is a huge soccer field while on the other is an Arboretum with a lovely sitting area and beautiful meadow. The walk to the bridge from the parking area is paved and a small gravel path leads you to the creek where you can get a side view of this historic structure. I didn’t find the paint color scheme chosen for this bridge to be attractive, but I do applaud the communities effort to integrate this bridge into the landscape. It is obvious someone(or a group of someone’s) is caring for this bridge. Thank you for preserving it for our generation and many generations to come.
