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The Belle Hall Covered Bridge, east of 
The bridge collapsed in 1999.Belle Hall Covered Bridge
at Landmarkhunter It was replaced by a contemporary girder bridge which has an unusual wooden deck: the deck and its supports were salvaged for re-use from the historic bridge.
Croton, Ohio
Hartford (also called Croton) is a village in the township of the same name in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census.
History
Hartford was laid out in 1824, and named after Hartford, Connecticut, the nat ...
, was a covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
which was built in 1879. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1976.
It spanned the little Otter Fork, a tributary of the north fork of the Licking River. It is a single-span wooden truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
, built by an unknown builder. In 1999, it was one of only seven surviving covered bridges in Licking County, Ohio
Licking County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, the population was 178,519. Its county seat is Newark. The county was formed on January 30, 1808, from portions of Fairfield County.
It ...
, out of about 80 which once existed.
The bridge was named for a lady, Belle Hall, who lived nearby.
The bridge collapsed in 1999.at Landmarkhunter
References
Covered bridges in Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Licking County, Ohio Bridges completed in 1879 {{LickingCountyOH-NRHP-stub