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Covered Bridges Byway
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To reach the start of the "Covered Bridges Byway", cross the
Ohio River at Moundsville and drive south on Ohio Rte. 7 to
Powhatan Point. Take Rte. 148 west to Rte. 800, then head
south. A few miles after you pass Woodsfield, Rte. 26 will
turn off to the right. This portion of Rte. 26 is designated the
"Covered Bridges Byway", and will take you all the way to
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Even before you see
your first covered bridge, this route through Ohio's farmland pays
off with gently rolling hills and picturesque farmland.
This may be one of the
first "quilted" barns you spot. Its design is known as the
"bowtie", and it's located along Rte. 800 just south of the Monroe
County Line. A stop here allows you to pick up a list of all the
county's patchwork barns.
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Monroe County's website allows you to see every "quilted"
barn, which they officially call "Patchwork Jewel Barns".
The site even shows the painting process. |
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While
traveling this route, you'll also come across quite a few barns and old
buildings painted with Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements. There
just happens to be one such structure at this same stop, behind the
quilted barn. Remember, though, these barns are on private
property, so you need to limit your wandering to the roadside.
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Near the "bowtie" barn, I spotted a sign advertising a lake,
that was supposedly about 2 miles off the main road. That
side road turned to dirt and gradually worsened, then finally
ended on private property, with no lake to be found. |
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