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  • This is a view of the Peters Creek S-Bridge in October 2005. Note the flood damage as well as temporary stabilizing beams, below the arch of the original stone bridge.
  • In the distance you can see the Peters Creek S-Bridge, typical of its time period of the mid-1800s. S-Bridges were so built to reduce their resistance to water and lower the cost of construction.
  • A war memorial stands outside the Guernsey County Courthouse. American flags line the entrance pathway.
  • These unusually-shaped bridges were originally constructed to allow stagecoaches to pass each other.


Peters Creek S-Bridge

This is a view of the Peters Creek S-Bridge in October 2005. Note the flood damage as well as temporary stabilizing beams, below the arch of the original stone bridge.

Public domain. Photo by A. E. Crane