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Smolen–Gulf Bridge
The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. At 613 feet (182.9 meters), it is the longest covered bridge in the United States – a title formerly held by the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge in New Hampshire – and the fourth longest covered bridge in the world." The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer when the idea of bridging the Ashtabula River Gulf with a wooden structure was first conceived in 1995.Nation's longest covered bridge to be dedicated
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Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula derives from the Lenape language phrase ''ashte-pihële'', which translates to 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away' and is a contraction of ''apchi'' ('always') + ''tepi'' ('enough') + ''hële'' (verb of motion). Ashtabula County comprises the Ashtabula, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area. The county is best known for having nineteen covered bridges within the county limits, including both the longest and the shortest covered bridges in the United States. Grapes are a popular crop and there are several award-winning wineries in the region due to the favorable microclimate from the nearby lake. During the winter, Ashtabula County (along wit ...
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Pinus Classification
''Pinus'', the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. The genus is currently split into two subgenera: subgenus ''Pinus'' (hard pines), and subgenus ''Strobus'' (soft pines). Each of the subgenera have been further divided into sections based on chloroplast DNA sequencing and whole plastid genomic analysis. Older classifications split the genus into three subgenera – subgenus ''Pinus'', subgenus ''Strobus'', and subgenus ''Ducampopinus'' ( pinyon, bristlecone and lacebark pines) – based on cone, seed and leaf characteristics. DNA phylogeny has shown that species formerly in subgenus ''Ducampopinus'' are members of subgenus ''Strobus'', so ''Ducampopinus'' is no longer used. The species of subgenus ''Ducampopinus'' were regarded as intermediate between the other two subgenera. In the modern classification, they are placed into subgenus ''Strobus'', yet they did not fit entirely well in either so they were classified in a third subgenu ...
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Road Bridges In Ohio
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Bridges Completed In 2008
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of the wo ...
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Covered Bridges In Ashtabula County, Ohio
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West Liberty Covered Bridge
The West Liberty Covered Bridge is a covered bridge which carries West Liberty Street across Cowles Creek in Geneva, Ohio, United States. At , it has been called the shortest covered bridge in the United States. The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer and the designer of the Smolen–Gulf Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the U.S., also in Ashtabula County. Construction Conceived in 2007, the bridge project proceeded in 2008 when the Ohio Public Works Commission supplied a grant for its construction. The crossing used to be over a concrete culvert. When the culvert needed repairs, it was decided to replace it with a covered bridge, because it would be cheaper (or at least comparable, at $400,000) and also would add to the tourism created by Ashtabula County's other covered bridges. The foundation for the bridge was laid in September 2010, with the bridge proper assembled starting the following ...
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List Of Covered Bridges In Ashtabula County, Ohio
The following is a list of covered bridges in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Ashtabula County has the most public covered bridges – currently 19 – of any county in Ohio, with six having been newly constructed since 1983. Self-driven tours of the bridges can be had any time of the year by following signs posted in the county. Existing bridges Public, drivable covered bridges Pedestrian bridges Former and other bridges * Graham Road Bridge *The South Ridge Road Covered Bridge spanned the Conneaut Creek in Kingsville. *In Kellogsville there were four covered bridges over the Ashtabula River within four miles of each other. *The Pierpont Covered Bridge was north of Pierpont on State Route 7. *The Callender Road Covered Bridge, lost in the Great Flood of 1913, spanned the Grand River near Rock Creek. *The Muller Covered Bridge in Jefferson. *A two-lane covered bridge was located on State Route 45 in Rock Creek; after a century it was replaced in 1948. *The Old R ...
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Riverview Covered Pedestrian Bridge
The Riverview Covered Pedestrian Bridge is a wooden Pratt truss covered bridge built beneath the Smolen-Gulf Bridge, completed in 2016. The new pedestrian covered bridge is long and wide. It is a Pratt truss design, like the Smolen-Gulf Bridge, and was designed by Smolen Engineering. It sits below Smolen Bridge in Indian Trails Park. It was dedicated on October 4, 2016. Gallery Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio (2).jpg Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio (1).jpg Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio (3).jpg Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio - Michael A. Orlando.jpg Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio - Michael A. Orlando (1).jpg Image:Construction of the new Covered Pedestrian Bridge - panoramio.jpg Image:Riverview Covered Bridge Interior - panoramio.jpg, Interior view See also *List of covered bridges in Ashtabu ...
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Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,138 people in the township. Geography Located on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city: * Conneaut - north *Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania - northeast *Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeast * Pierpont Township - south * Denmark Township - southwest corner * Sheffield Township - west * Kingsville Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Monroe Township. Name and history It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide. The first settler in Monroe Township was Stephen Moulton, who arrived from New York in 1799.Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Conneaut Creek
Conneaut Creek is a tributary of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. Conneaut Creek rises in western Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and initially flows north-northwestwardly past Conneautville into western Erie County. Near Albion, it turns to the west-southwest and roughly parallels the shoreline of Lake Erie for some length, at a distance of about 5 mi (8 km) inland, into northeastern Ashtabula County, Ohio, where, at Kingsville, it turns to the northeast to flow into Lake Erie at the city of Conneaut. Variant names and spellings According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conneaut Creek has also been known historically as: *Caneaught Creek *Conneaut River *Coneaught Creek *Conneaugh River *Conneought Creek *Conyeayout Creek *Counite Riviere See also *List of river ...
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State Road Covered Bridge
State Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Conneaut Creek in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design. Constructed of of southern pine and oak, it features a window which extends the length of the bridge. The dedication of the bridge in 1983 was the forerunner of the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival. Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-58,http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/ohio/htm/3500458.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-58 and it is located approximately east-southeast of North Kingsville. State Road Bridge is not to be confused with a covered bridge on another State Road in the county, Smolen-Gulf Bridge. History *1983 – Bridge constructed. The original covered bridge was built in 1831, by Ira Benton, and David Niles, for a cost of $100. The bridge stood until 1898. Dimensions *Span: *Length: *W ...
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WKYC-TV
WKYC (channel 3) is a television station in Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. Its studios are located on Tom Beres Way (a section of Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland named after the station's longtime political reporter who retired in 2016), and its transmitter is located in suburban Parma, Ohio. However, master control and some internal operations are based at the studios of Tegna sister station and fellow NBC affiliate WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. History Early years The station first signed on the air on Halloween, October 31, 1948 in television, 1948, as WNBK, broadcasting on Very high frequency, VHF channel 4. It was the second television station in Cleveland to debut, ten months after WEWS-TV (channel 5), and was the fourth of NBC's five original owned-and-operated stations to sign on, three weeks after WNBQ (now WMAQ-TV) in Chicago. WNBK was a sister station to WTAM, WTAM radio (1100 AM), which was owned ...
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