Middle 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 ...
spanning
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 Atl ...
in
Conneaut,
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 de ...
,
United States
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. The bridge, one of currently 16 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span
Howe truss
A Howe truss is a truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression. The Howe truss was invented by William Howe in 1840, and was widely used as a bridg ...
design.
[ Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival] Built in 1868, it was reconstructed in 1984 with the help of three volunteers and four college students.
[ The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-06, and it is located approximately 3.2 mi (5.1 km) south of downtown Conneaut. It is 136 feet (41.5 m) long.
Bridge runs from the Northwest to the Southeast.
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Gallery
Image:Middle Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 2.jpg, View of bridge - Southeast side
Image:Middle Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 3.jpg, View of Northwest approach
Image:Middle Road Covered Bridge in May 2015 - panoramio.jpg
Image:Middle Road Covered Bridge May 2014 (2) - panoramio.jpg
Image:Middle Road Covered Bridge May 2014 - panoramio.jpg
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
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Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
*{{cite web
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, publisher =United States Geological Survey
, accessdate =2012-12-30
Covered bridges in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Bridges completed in 1868
Road bridges in Ohio
Wooden bridges in Ohio
1868 establishments in Ohio