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The Dewey Road Bridge used to be named the Olin's Bridge after the Olin Family who have owned property south of the Bridge since 1860. The Dewey Road Covered Bridge is 116-foot long and spans the Ashtabula River, the major drainage channel in northeast Ashtabula County. The Ashtabula River's bed averaged between 120 to 150 feet in width. During the spring and fall rains, it carries enormous amounts of water and in the winter the ice floes are huge.

The Dewey Road/Olin Covered Bridge was built in 1873 by a carpenter named, Potter, with a Town lattice truss. In 1981, a group of interested neighbors helped repair the bridge. A new shingle roof, some new side boards, repaired gables, painted portals and guardrails all helped restore the bridge. Steel I-beams were added to the underside of the Bridge for additional support. The beams collected brush and trees. In 1985, ice floes tore some of the supports away from the Bridge. The Ashtabula County Engineer's Department then installed a concrete pier. The bridge rests upon concrete abutments.

From the creek bed one can see the three sets of small windows exposing the lattice truss. The exposed lap siding is weathered and the Bridge is located in a secluded valley. Its massive structure is imposing against the large Ashtabula River and wooded terrain. (Covered Bridges Today 1989 by Brenda Krekeler)

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