Reuben L. Partridge House in Marysville, Ohio. He designed and built this house for his wife in 1896; sadly he passed away four years later. Reuben Partridge was born September 10, 1823, in Wilmington, New York. Prior to 1836, his family moved from New York to Franklin County, Ohio. When Reuben was 13 years old, his father died then his mother moved them to Marysville. Reuben attended school for a short time, then spent over 8 years building carriages with his family. After that, he became interested in bridge building. Partridge later, worked to design a new truss and brace system for covered bridges to support additional stresses including vehicle traffic. In 1855, he built the first self-supporting bridge in Union County. On June 11, 1872, he received a patent for a new U-shaped truss bridge design, the "Partridge Truss". 1882, Partridge was responsible for having built 90% of the bridges in Union County, and by 1883 had built over 125 in total. Over the course of his life, Partridge built over 200 bridges across Union County and central Ohio. There are 4 remaining covered bridges in the region that he built. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 2021. GPS: 40.23367°N, -83.37026°W.
Below are three of the bridges he built and are still in use today.
Culbertson Covered Bridge - Milford Center, Ohio
Spain Creek Covered Bridge - North Lewisburg, Ohio
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