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Richland Avenue Covered Bridge LbNA #37263 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Captain Kirk
Plant date:Dec 29, 2007
Location: Southside Park
City:Athens
County:Athens
State:Ohio
Boxes:1
Found by: Luck be a Lady
Last found:Mar 26, 2009
Status:FFFFFam
Last edited:Jul 24, 2019
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: Flat
Distance: less than a tenth a mile walk
Hand-Carved stamp: Bring your own stamp pad, logbook & a rag to wipe off the LB

Directions:
Take Route 33 Southeast to the Route 682 "Athens" exit. You'll know this is the correct one as the additional signage says "To 56". The northern exit to The Plains is NOT correct.

Take the exit ramp down to Richland Avenue. At the traffic circle, rotate to the right 3/4s around the island, but exit south onto Richland Avenue, away from Ohio University campus. On your right is Richland Avenue Park. At the first intersection, turn right onto Dairy Lane. On your right is Richland Avenue Park. It can be quite busy during warm weather.

Your goal is the covered footbridge that connects Dairy Lane to the kids playground. At one time, you could park along Dairy Lane and walk into the park, but that street-side parking is now banned. Drive past the footbridge. You'll note that there are two swinging gates that block access from this side.(This has been added to keep young children from exiting the park over the bridge and into traffic!)

Instead, turn right into the next parking lot and park. Then walk back along the creek to the covered bridge over the creek. Note the park is fenced in, allowing no access to the creek nor underside of the bridge.

Exit the park by crossing the bridge by foot. You may have to unfasten the wooden gates at the far end of the bridge to reach to the post that blocks motor vehicles from entering from the street side. Facing the wooden gates, look up and to the upper right corner, just above your head. The LB should be a camo-wrapped jar nestled between rafters and the wooden timbers of the bridge.

Remove the LB and move across the footbridge to the benches or picnic tables to do your stamping.

This is the FOURTH stamp placed at this location. PLEASE be careful in replacing to hide from sight, but also secure so the contain won't roll down into the creek. We lost the first logbook due to carelessness. A new one has been placed 4/9/11. Please be respectful and return the stamp, and logbook into the baggie and reseal the LB, protecting it from water and detection. Be discrete when replacing the LB.

Please drop us a line if you should find the box, and especially if you do not. Enjoy!