Graham Road Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Graham Road Bridge
Locale:	Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Design:	single span, Town truss
Length:	97feet
Begin:	1913

Graham Road Bridge is a covered bridge which formerly spanned the west branch of the Ashtabula River in Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Built from remnants of a former covered bridge that was damaged in a flood in 1913, the bridge now sits in an Ashtabula County MetroPark along the south side of Graham Road, near its original site, and is a single span Town truss design.^[1] Relocated in 1972, it is no longer open to vehicle traffic. The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-13,^[2] and it is located approximately 8.4 mi (13.5 km) east-northeast of Jefferson.

History

• 1913 – Bridge constructed.^[1]
• 1972 – Bridge moved to its current site.^[1]

Dimensions

• Length: 97 feet (29.6 m)

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
• Giddings Road Covered Bridge from Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
• Web site: [{{GNIS 3|1052973}} Graham 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/3500413.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-13