We used to live near the Rock Mill covered bridge (Fairfield Cnty, Ohio). Drove over it many times but the morons with trash trucks and back hoes didn't understand the height limitations and after the last incident they repaired it and closed it to vehicle traffic and build a new (boring!) bridge nearby. Best thing about the area is the Rock Mill itself, right by the bridge. Being restored by the county historic parks department, they just hung the new 10 ton water wheel and are working on the flume (I think that's what it's called, directs the water over the wheel). Some old machinery in there and more to be added from another mill that was torn down. I remember it when we were sure it was going to fall into the gorge but they got it stabilized and mostly restored and will be a great attraction for many generations.
Most interesting thing I learned that this was the third grain mill in the area, the oldest dating back to the 1790's when the area was first settled and the Zane Trace was established. On the gorge floor was the site of some sort of woolen mill that used human urine (from the mill workers and from an inn that was downstream) as a washing agent of some sort. The cuts are still in the rock that channel spring water to small rock basins. No plans that I know of to re-create that!
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