Graham Road Covered Bridge

Infobox U.S. Covered Bridge
bridge=Graham Road Bridge


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state=Ohio
county=Ashtabula County
length=97
truss=single span, Town truss
built=1913
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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 designhttp://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/bridges.htm Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival] . Relocated in 1972, it is no longer open to vehicle traffic. The bridge’s WGCB number is 35-04-13 [http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/ohio/htm/3500413.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-13] , and it is located at coor dms|41|46|52.896|N|80|37|6.384|W|city (41.78136, 80.61844)http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=41.78136,-80.61844&z=14&t=H ACME Mapper 2.0] approximately 8.4 mi (13.5 km) east-northeast of Jefferson.

Directions to bridge

*From State Route 11, exit at State Route 167 and head east approximately 4.6 miles.
*Turn left (north) on Stanhope-Kelloggsville Road (C-33) and continue 2.0 miles.
*Turn right (east) on Graham Road (C-343) and continue 0.3 miles to the park [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=41.766402~-80.664867&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&rtp=pos.qyrnxy886n8w_Origin~pos.qyx6mv88fmsd_Destination Windows Live Local] .

History

*1913 – Bridge constructed.
*1972 – Bridge moved to its current site.

Dimensions

*Length: 97 feet (29.6 m)

Gallery

ee also

*List of Ashtabula County covered bridges

References

External links

*Geolinks-US-streetscale|41.78136|-80.61844
* [http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cboh.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List]
* [http://members.aol.com/jreinhl/index.htm Ohio Covered Bridge Homepage]
* [http://members.aol.com/jreinhl/maps/numbers.htm The Covered Bridge Numbering System]
* [http://oldohiobridges.com/ohba.htm Ohio Historic Bridge Association]
* [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/se/coveredbridges/ashtabula/ah0413f.htm Giddings Road Covered Bridge] from [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/se/coveredbridges/13ODOT Ohio Covered Bridges, Historic Bridges]