Bridge work delayed by weather

Decatur Daily Democrat:

The covered bridge near Ceylon is no longer covered.

Work to reconstruct the bridge built in the mid-1860s began in early November. Jutte Excavating of Fort Recovery, Ohio, won the county contract to remove, rebuild and then reposition the bridge.

Recent high water has slowed work on driving pilings for support in order that the bridge may be taken apart. The wooden structure eventually will be entirely removed, with its pieces strewn about a parking lot at the site.

The bridge has been deteriorating in recent years and so all wood which has rotted will be replaced and that which is still good will be kept.