History
Early years In the 1850s, Zimri Wall (October 12, 1836-n.a.) began building bridges in Clinton County, Ohio. The Wall brothers developed a new wrought iron trussed arch bridge which was subsequently patented as the "Champion Wrought Iron Arch Bridge." The State alleged that the six companies had conspired to increase prices at the expense of taxpayers. Despite the action, the convicted companies were able to continue operating in Ohio by reorganizing in other states or making "organizational revisions under Ohio laws." In 1935, R. J. Miars, who had previously been the company's general manager, acquired the company in partnership with two investors. Miars later bought out his investors, and he conveyed half of the company to his son, Harry S. Miars, in 1952. The current corporation was established in 1956. A number of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. ==Works==
Works
Works include: Kentucky • Berry Bridge (1908), spanning Green River on Old Ferry Road, Green County, Kentucky • Kentucky State Route 1032 Bridge, spanning South Fork of Licking River, Berry, Kentucky • US 23 Middle Bridge (1908), spanning Levisa Fork, Pikeville, Kentucky North Carolina • North Carolina Road 1336 Bridge (1920), spanning North Toe River, near Burnsville, Mitchell County, North Carolina • Person County Bridge No. 35, spanning South Flat River on State Road 1120, Hurdle Mills, North Carolina Ohio • Buck Run Bridge (1890), spanning Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek on Buck Run Road (CR 37), Adams County, Ohio • Martinsville Road Covered Bridge (1871), spanning the east fork of Todd's Fork one mile west of Martinsville, Ohio, considered the oldest bridge built by Champion Bridge Company Tennessee • Big Sewee Creek Bridge, TN 58 and Center Point Road, Decatur, Tennessee, NRHP-listed Virginia • Knightly Bridge (1915), spanning the Middle River on Virginia Route 778 near Knightly, Augusta County, Virginia • Middle River Bridge, on State Route 256 over the Middle River, Weyers Cave, Augusta County, Virginia • Mount Meridian Bridge (1907), spanning the Middle River at Virginia Route 769, near Mount Meridian, Augusta County, Virginia • Wallace Mill Bridge (1914), spanning Little Calfpasture River on Virginia State Route 683, near Craigsville in Augusta County, Virginia Other • Bay Springs Bridge (circa 1920), spanning Mackey's Creek, Dennis, Mississippi • Blackburn Point Bridge (1925), Blackburn Point Road at Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Osprey, Florida (Champion Bridge Company), NRHP-listed • Boggs Creek Bridge (circa 1900), spanning Boggs Creek on CR 450 West, Martin County, Indiana • Smith Bridge (circa 1915–1918), Dooley Road spanning Nottely River, near Blairsville, Union County, Georgia ("Probably Champion Bridge Company") • St. Anthony Street Bridge (1889), spanning Buffalo Creek in Lewisburg Borough, Kelly Township, Union County, Pennsylvania ==References==