Caine Road Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Caine Road Bridge
Locale:	Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Design:	single span, Pratt truss with arch
Length:	124feet
Builder:	John Smolen, Jr.
Begin:	1986

Caine Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the west branch of the Ashtabula River in Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, built in honor of Ashtabula County's 175th anniversary, and one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Pratt truss design.^[1] The bridge's WGCB number is 35-04-61,^[2] and it is located approximately 13miles east-northeast of Jefferson.

History

• 1986 – Bridge constructed.

Caine Family History

Thomas Caine and wife his wife Margaret (Quiggen) Caine were born in the Isle of Mann. They emigrated to America in about 1837, settling in Newburg, Ohio, and later moving to Pierpont, where he was a farmer. They had 7 children. Thomas died in 1894, his wife Margaret earlier in 1888. They are buried in nearby Evergreen Cemetery, along with four of their children.

Dimensions

• Length: 124feet
• Overhead clearance: 13inchesft5inchesin (ftin)

See also

• List of Ashtabula County covered bridges

External links

• Ohio Covered Bridges List
• Ohio Covered Bridge Homepage
• The Covered Bridge Numbering System
• Ohio Historic Bridge Association
• Caine Road Covered Bridge from Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
• Web site: [{{GNIS 3|1052974}} Caine Road Bridge ]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 2012-12-30.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival . 2006-11-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061207053651/http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/bridges.htm . 2006-12-07 . Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival
2. http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/ohio/htm/3500461.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-61