Canal Winchester is a city in the Greater Columbus area of Ohio.

Understand

Originally, it was known as Winchester. Canal Winchester was founded by in 1828 by Reuben Dove and John Colmen when The Ohio and Erie Canal came through. The Bergstresser/Dietz Bridge in Canal Winchester is the only standing, wooden covered bridge in Franklin County, built in 1887 and restored in 1991, it spans the Little Walnut Creek.

Get in

Canal Winchester is 15 minutes southeast of Columbus.

By car

US33 passes through Canal Winchester, with an exit at the intersection of US33 and SR 674.

See

• 1 Historic Downtown. 
• 2 Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge. last remaining wooden covered bridge in Franklin County (updated Oct 2016)
• 3 National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame, ☏ +1 614 837-8400. By appointment only. (updated Jan 2019)

Do

• 1 Village Park. (updated Jan 2019)

Eat

• 1 Harvest Moon Craft Kitchen (Harvest Moon Cafe), 7 N High St, ☏ +1 614 834-8100. (updated Jan 2019)

Drink

• The Ugly Mug Bar and Grill, 9645 Basil Western Rd, ☏ +1 614 920-1604. (updated Jan 2019)

Sleep

• 1 Best Western. (updated Jan 2019)

Connect

• Columbus Metropolitan Library (Canal Winchester branch), 115 Franklin St, ☏ +1-614-645-2275. (updated Apr 2020)

Go next

Routes through Canal Winchester

Fort Wayne ← Columbus ←

W  E

→ Lancaster → Weston