▁Township , ▁Fair field ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Biography ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Adam ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Brand t , ▁Jacob ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Green field ▁Township , ▁Fair field ▁County , ▁Ohio , ▁an ▁area ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁farm , ▁he ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁learned ▁his ▁bridge - building ▁trade ▁from ▁Jon athon ▁C oul son ▁( correct ▁sp elling ). ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁construct ing ▁brid ges , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁build ▁several ▁schools ▁and ▁brid ges . ▁One ▁bridge , ▁the ▁R ush ville ▁Bridge ▁in ▁Fair field ▁County , ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁by ▁C oul son ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁and ▁later ▁re construct ed ▁by ▁Brand t ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁working ▁for ▁Fair field ▁County ▁commission ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁as ▁a ▁building ▁pl anner , ▁providing ▁layout s ▁for ▁churches , ▁schools ▁and ▁small ▁brid ges ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁constructed ▁his ▁first ▁large ▁bridge ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁Mc Le ery ▁Bridge . ▁His ▁second ▁large ▁one ▁was ▁a ▁king ▁post ▁bridge ▁with ▁arch es ▁near ▁Lou cks ▁Mill . ▁That ▁bridge ▁was ▁apparently ▁closed ▁to ▁traffic ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁amaz ingly ▁de construct ed ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( ne ver ▁to ▁be ▁re