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Covered Bridges page 1
- There are 13 covered bridges in this section. The two RV Gypsies drove
over 100 miles to see these bridges yet they did not find all of them.
They were placed on several pages, so that the photos could load faster. |
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| They are five types of covered bridges in Ashtabula County: Howe truss, Pratt truss, Town Lattice truss, Burr Arch, and Inverted Haupt truss. | |
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Netcher
Road Covered Bridge (#1 on the trail map shown above) |
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| The first bridge on this covered bridge tour -- the Netcher Road Bridge -- is also the newest. The bridge, built in 1999, follows traditional inverted Haupt truss construction in a Neo-Victorian design with a timber arch. The "Neo Victorian" design structure is 110 feet long, 22-feet wide, and 14-feet, six inches high. The Netcher Road Bridge spans Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, 2.7 miles from the town of Jefferson. It is 110 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 14 1/2 feet high. | |
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| Below: The
View from the portholes of Netcher Road Covered Bridge |
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Middle
Road Covered Bridge (#6 on the trail map at the top of this page) |
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| This 136-foot Howe truss bridge was built in 1868 over Conneaut Creek, which is the longest river in eastern Ashtabula County. It was reconstructed in 1984 with the help of three volunteers and four college students. It is very sad that people put graffiti on the signs. | |
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The grandson
of the two RV Gypsies on the Middle Road Covered Bridge in Ohio |
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State Road Covered Bridge |
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| Lee and Alex wanted to stay in the car because they were hot, so Karen got out of the car and took photographs. The two photos below are the view from inside the bridge, one through the portholes on each side of the bridge. | |
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| State Road Bridge (5.1 miles
from Middle Road Bridge) Containing 97,000 feet of southern pine and oak, the State Road Bridge was erected in 1983 across Conneaut Creek. The 152-foot Town lattice span was the first covered bridge designed and built by County Engineer John Smolen, Jr. A four-foot tall window extends the length of the bridge showing the Town lattice construction. The dedication of the bridge in 1983 was the forerunner of the Covered Bridge Festival. |
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| Views of the State Road Covered Bridge from the path leading down under the bridge | |
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Below: The View from down
beside the State Road Covered Bridge |
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Below: Under the State Road Covered
Bridge |
The hill back up
to the car of the two RV Gypsies |
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Creek
Road Covered Bridge #1 (#8 on the trail map at the top of this page) |
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| Below: The Creek Road Bridge, (3.4 miles from State Road Bridge) was restored in 1994, and sits 25 feet over Conneaut Creek. The charming 125-foot long bridge is an excellent example of Town Lattice construction. The Creek Road Bridge is open to auto and pedestrian traffic. | |
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Below: The view from inside
the Creek Road Covered Bridge |
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Below: Lee Duquette and his grandson, Alex Jones, walking down to get below the Creek Road Covered Bridge |
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| Below; The two RV Gypsies and their grandson, Alex Jones, explored beneath the Creek Road Covered Bridge | |
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| Below; Creek
Road Covered Bridge #2 |
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| Both this covered bridge and the one above are identical in size and shape. This one has a circle wheel on the bridge above the 11" 4" sign and the covered bridge above does not. Karen went on the internet to double check the name of these two bridges and some web sites showed this bridge as Creek Road Bridge and other web sites showed the above bridge as Creek Road Bridge. Only one Creek Road bridge is shown on the trail map, yet the two RV Gypsies know these are not the same bridge, not only because of the wheel, but because of the scenery below the bridges. | |
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| Below: The view from the Creek Road Covered Bridge. There was no path to go down beside or under this bridge. | |
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