State Road Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	State Road Bridge
Locale:	Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Design:	single span, Town truss
Length:	157feet
Builder:	John Smolen Jr.
Begin:	1983

State Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Conneaut Creek in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design. Constructed of 97000feet of southern pine and oak, it features a 4adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.^[1] The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-58,^[2] and it is located approximately 3.9miles 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.^[1]

The current structure replaced the original covered bridge on this site; that was built in 1831, by Ira Benton, and David Niles, for a cost of $100 and stood until 1898.

Dimensions

• Span: 140feet
• Length: 157feet
• Width: 17feet
• Height: 14feet

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
• State Road Covered Bridge from Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges
• Web site: [{{GNIS 3|1053009}} State 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/3500458.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-58