Middle Road Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Middle Road Bridge
Locale:	Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Design:	single span, Howe truss
Length:	136feet
Begin:	1868

Middle Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Conneaut Creek in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 16 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Howe truss design.^[1] Built in 1868, it was reconstructed in 1984 with the help of three volunteers and four college students.^[1] The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-06,^[2] 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.^[3]

Gallery

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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
• Middle Road Covered Bridge from Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
• Web site: [{{GNIS 3|1053007}} Middle 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/3500406.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-06
3. Google Map view
4. Web site: Google Maps.