Root Road Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Root Road Bridge
Locale:	Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Design:	single span, Town truss
Length:	112feet
Begin:	1868

Root Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the west branch of the Ashtabula River in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 16 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design. During its renovation in 1982-83, the bridge was raised 18inches, and a new center pier was added.^[1] The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-09,^[2] and it is located approximately 6.3miles southeast of North Kingsville.

History

• 1868 – Bridge constructed.^[1]
• 1982-83 – Bridge renovated.^[1]

A former toll road just east of there ran north and south through the county. Dwight and Gertrude (Hallam) Root, had a son Herbert Root. Herbert married Frances Whitlam, daughter of John H. Whitlam, one if not the first Superintendent of Roads in Ashtabula County, for twenty five years. He possibly was involved in the construction of the earlier bridges.

Dimensions

• Span: 82inchesft4inchesin (ftin)
• Length: 112feet
• Width: 11.3feet
• Height: 10inchesft2inchesin (ftin)
• Overhead clearance: 9inchesft4inchesin (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
• Root Road Covered Bridge from Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
• Web site: [{{GNIS 3|1052972}} Root 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/3500409.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-09