State 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 Monroe 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. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, 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. 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:
*Width:
*Height:
Gallery
Image:State Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 2.jpg, Closer view from the south
Image:State Road (Ashtabula County, Ohio) Covered Bridge 3.jpg, View from the southeast
Image:State Road Covered Bridge July 2014 - panoramio.jpg
Image:State Road Covered Bridge July 2014 (2) - 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
fro
Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
*{{cite web
, url ={{GNIS 3, 1053009
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, work =Geographic Names Information System
, publisher =United States Geological Survey
, accessdate =2012-12-30
Covered bridges in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Bridges completed in 1983
Road bridges in Ohio
Wooden bridges in Ohio
Lattice truss bridges in the United States