Near De Graff in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
McColly Covered Bridge - 1876
Great Miami River
| | Cost - $693,764.12 | |
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2021
1. McColly Covered Bridge - 1876 Marker
Span - 130 Anderson Green Co., Sidney, OH.
Type - Howe Truss Bridge cost - $3,103.60
Rehab - 2000 The Righter Co., Columbus, OH.
Erected 2000 by Logan County Commissioners.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
Location. 40° 24.066′ N, 83° 55.471′ W. Marker is near De Graff, Ohio, in Logan County. It is at the intersection of McColly Bridge Pike (County Road 13) and Meranda Road (County Road 59), in the median on McColly Bridge Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9134 McColly Bridge Pike, De Graff OH 43318, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1882 Whipple Through Truss Bridge (approx. 3½ miles away); Seneca Council House / Indian Reservation (approx. 3.7 miles away); Vance Blockhouse (approx. 3.8 miles away); Indian Lake Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); St. Mary of the Woods Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sandy Beach Amusement Park (approx. 5.2 miles away); Miami- Erie Canal / Lewistown Reservoir (approx. 5.2 miles away); Interurban Transportation (approx. 5.2 miles away).
Other markers no longer nearby. Council House (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Greenville Treaty Line / Indian Boundary (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding McColly Covered Bridge - 1876. Also, reference-
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=34180
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2021
2. Looking east from the approach to bridge
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 4, 2021
3. Bridge as seen from top of ridge on west side
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2025
4. Inside the McColly Covered Bridge
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2021, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
