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Harpersfield Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in Ohio. It has two spans of 110-feet each and is a total of 230-feet long, including the eight foot overhang. The Bridge was built in 1868. The Bridge spans the Grand River and has a Howe truss construction. The 1913 Flood changed the channel of the Grand River and a 140-foot steel bridge had to be added to the northern end of the covered bridge. The Grand River is the major channel in northern Ashtabula County and flows into Lake Erie.

The Harpersfield Covered Bridge was rehabilitated in 1992. This restoration included restructuring the lower chords, lowering and replacing the floor and adding a cantilevered walkway on the west side of the Bridge. A full length of windows are found along the entire walkway. Twelve luvered windows were built on the east side of the Bridge. New vertical wooden planks replaced the old boards and rustic red shingles were constructed on top of the Bridge and top of the cantilevered walkway.

The Bridge has a dam just to the east of it, and a new bridge beyond the dam to relieve the traffic burden from the Harpersfield Covered Bridge. The Bridge has a beautiful location and is conducive to excellent photography. The Bridge's location once had a gristmill and a sawmill nearby. At the south end of the Bridge you can find an Ashtabula County Park which is 17-acres large and includes picnic and recreation areas. Harpersfield Covered Bridge is one of Ohio's beautiful, historical treasures.

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