Repairs to begin year after historic Preble Co. covered bridge was damaged by semi-trailer

By WHIO NewsCenter7 Staff    | August 15, 2023 |

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GRATIS TWP — Construction crews will get to work repairing a historic covered bridge in Preble County next month.

The Brubaker Bridge is the oldest covered bridge in the county that’s open to traffic every day, but it’s been closed since a crash last August damaged it.

“A majority of what damage that was done has been bracing and cosmetic. The bracing that holds these two load-carrying pieces of the bridge ” Kyle Cross, Preble County engineer said.

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