Harpersfield 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 ...
spanning the
Grand River in
Harpersfield Township,
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 deriv ...
, United States. This double-span
Howe truss
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bridge, one of currently 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, is the third longest covered bridge in Ohio at 228 feet. A
flood
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in 1913 washed away the land at the north end of the bridge, and the steel span was subsequently attached. The bridge features a walkway, added during its renovation in 1991–1992. The bridge also features an Ashtabula County MetroPark at its north end, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[ Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival] The bridge's
WGCB number is 35-04-19, and it is located approximately south of
Geneva
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.
History
*1868
[ or 1873][
*1962 – Bypassed when State Route 534 was rerouted around the settlement of Harpersfield
*1975 - Added to ]National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
*1991-1992[ and 2022-2023]
Dimensions
*Length:
*Overhead clearance:
Gallery
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge Panoramic View June 2016 - panoramio.jpg, A panoramic view of the bridge in June 2016.
Image:The Harpersfield Covered Bridge.jpg
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge May 2015 - panoramio (1).jpg
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge May 2015 - panoramio.jpg
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge, Harpersfield Township, Ohio, USA.jpg
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge May 2015 - panoramio (2).jpg
Image:Harpersfield Covered Bridge (2015).jpg
Image:Harpersfield Bridge Historical Marker.jpg, Ohio Historical Marker
Image:Grand River Panoramic View June 2016 - panoramio.jpg, A panoramic view of Grand River in June 2016.
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
Harpersfield Covered Bridge Metropark
(Ashtabula County Metroparks)
("Ohio's Covered Bridges", Office of Structural Engineering, Ohio Department of Transportation)
{{National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Covered bridges in Ashtabula County, Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Bridges completed in 1868
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Steel bridges in the United States
Wooden bridges in Ohio