This is a list of Ohio covered bridges. There are over 125 historic wooden
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 ...
s in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
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 ...
. Many are still in use.
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 ...
has 19 covered bridges,
[Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme.] including a
lattice truss bridge
A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town.
Originally a design to allow a substantial bridge to be ma ...
.
Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
* Fairfield County, South Carolina
Fairfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of t ...
has 18 covered bridges.
[ The ]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 mete ...
, at 613 feet, is currently the longest multi-span covered bridge in the United States. The 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 cove ...
, at 18 feet, has been called the shortest covered bridge in the United States.
List of covered bridges
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 ...
* List of Ohio-related topics
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References
External links
Ohio Covered Bridges ListOhio Covered Bridge HomepageOhio Covered Bridges"The Covered Bridges of Ohio: A Photo Guide"The Ashtabula County (Ohio) Covered Bridge FestivalOlin's Covered Bridge Museum
Ashtabula, Ohio
Ashtabula ( ) is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, and the center of the United States micropolitan area, Ashtabula micropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on Lake Erie, nort ...
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