About Pipesville Road Access

This developed paddler and angler access site (12059 Pipesville Road) on the Kokosing River offers ample parking facilities and an information kiosk. Located approximately one-half mile south of the intersection of Pipesville Road and State Route 36 in Howard, the site includes benches for rest and relaxation, picnic table, grill and information kiosk. For solo paddlers that wish to paddle and pedal, Kokosing Gap Trail access is north and within a mile of the site in Howard.

While visiting this site, notice the huge, hand-hewn sandstone blocks. These blocks were used to form the abutments for a bridge that used to stand at the site. The bridge was originally constructed in 1874 before the flood of 1913 wiped out the east span. In 1914 the span was replaced. According to the National Park Service publication, Historic American Engineering Record, "The Howard Bridge, a double-intersection Pratt through truss is an example of David H. Morrison's Patent Wrought Iron Quadrilateral Truss Bridge." David Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works, was an important Ohio engineer.

The black and white photographs below are provided by the Library of Congress digital on-line images collection. To see the full scanned National Park Service publication, as well as other historic photographs contained with the report, click here.

A present-day view from the abutment where the iron bridge once stood.