Graham Road Bridge is a
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
which formerly spanned the west branch of the
Ashtabula River
The Ashtabula River is a river located northeast of Cleveland in Ohio. The river flows into Lake Erie at the city of Ashtabula, Ohio. It is in length and drains .
Name
''Ashtabula'' derives from Lenape language ''ashte-pihële'', 'always enough ...
in Pierpont Township,
Ashtabula County
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 deriv ...
,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
,
United States
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. Built from remnants of a former covered bridge that was damaged in a
flood
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...
in 1913, the bridge now sits in an Ashtabula County MetroPark along the south side of Graham Road, near its original site, and is a single span
Town truss
A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a latticework, lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town.
Originally a design to allow a substantial br ...
design.
[ Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival] Relocated in 1972, it is no longer open to vehicle traffic. The bridge’s
WGCB number is 35-04-13,
[http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/ohio/htm/3500413.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-13] and it is located approximately 8.4 mi (13.5 km) east-northeast of
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
.
History
*1913 – Bridge constructed.
[
*1972 – Bridge moved to its current site.][
]
Dimensions
*Length: 97 feet (29.6 m)
Gallery
Image:Graham Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 2.jpg, View from the southwest
Image:Graham Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 3.jpg, View from the east end of the bridge, looking toward its former site
See also
*List of Ashtabula County covered bridges
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-driv ...
References
External links
Ohio Covered Bridges List
fro
Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
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, accessdate =2012-12-30
Covered bridges in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Bridges completed in 1913
Road bridges in Ohio
1913 establishments in Ohio
Relocated buildings and structures in Ohio
Wooden bridges in Ohio