Christman Covered Bridge
The question of whether to build wood or iron bridges was
debated in the county and the Christman bridge was built amidst a
storm of controversy. The 100 foot Bridge was built in 1895 and
named from Solomon Christman who owned the farm south of the
location. This bridge was constructed by E. S. Sherman for
$1,301.00 and Harry C. Foster did the masonry work on the abutments
for $499.00. The stone was hauled from the nearby Eaton Stone
Company quarry for a total cost of $2,452.00. A rehabilitation of
this bridge was completed in June of 2008 at a cost of
$331,093.75.
A little known fact is that Preble County is home to more
covered bridges than the more famous Madison County in Iowa. Preble
County boasts seven bridges of which five are still in everyday
use. Madison County has six standing bridges and only one remains
in use. The others are only for display.