Everett S. Sherman (1831-1897) was a covered bridge builder in Ohio. He lived and built bridges in Delaware County then moved to Preble County after a storm destroyed many of its bridges.He revived a technology of Childs truss bridges, of which only a handful of examples--perhaps only seven according to a 2003 report--survive in the United States. The Childs truss was patented by Horace Childs in 1846.