Williamsport in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge

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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

1. Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. This 42-foot-long covered bridge spans a small stream on Echo Dell Road in Beaver Creek State Park. In the 1870s, the bridge stood over the Middle Run River in Columbiana County. It was converted to a storage shed and moved twice by township trustees. As a result, its history was temporarily lost. Thomas J. Malone, a covered bridge researcher, rediscovered the structure along Pine Hollow Road and recognized it as a covered bridge. Local historians worked to move it to the park in the 1970s, where it remains.

Construction of most the country's covered bridges occurred between 1825 and 1875. More than 12,000 covered bridges once dotted the country's landscape, with about 3,500 of them in Ohio.

Erected by Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number Site 45.)

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 1825.

Location. 40° 43.628′ N, 80° 36.729′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is on Echo Dell Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12013 Echo Dell Road, East Liverpool OH 43920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Thomas J. Malone Bridge / Gaston's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Gaston's Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); Lock 36 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Lock 36 (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy and Beaver Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaver Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Little Beaver Creek (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaver Creek State Park (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

2. Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge and Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

3. Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge and Marker

Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025

4. Thomas J. Malone Covered Bridge interior

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.