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The State Road Covered Bridge was built in 1983. State Road Covered Bridge is one of several modern Covered Bridges in Ashtabula County. The 175-foot long State Road Bridge spans Conneaut Creek, which is a principle drainage channel for northestern Ohio.

The building of a new covered bridge in Ashtabula was the result of funding provided by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Agency (CETA), and perserverance by the County Engineer's Department. County Engineer, John Smolen, designed the Bridge in early 1983 and it was completed in October of that year. The Bridge's construction is much different form the techniques used by craftsmen a hundred years ago. The abutments are sandstone and the Bridge is reinforced by a center concrete pier. The lumber (97,000 board-feet) is salt treated, southern pine and oak. All of the connectors are hot dipped and galvanized to prevent rusting. The Bridge was built by eight CETA workers, under the supervision of the County Engineer. It was built in five months on "dry land" and moved to the abutments in October of 1983. Even with the availability of modern equipment, the construction of the State Road Bridge is admirable. The workers must have wondered many times, . . . . "Just how did they build these covered bridges over 100 years ago?"

The State Road Covered Bridge rest on cut stone abutments with poured concrete assistance. The Bridge site has access to the creek embankment, where the entirety of the bridge can be witnessed. The Bridge has beautiful wooden siding and a shingled roof. A four-foot tall window extends down the entire length of both sides of the Bridge, exposing the Town lattice truss. Modern, yes, but one of Ashtabula's outstanding covered bridges todate. (Covered Bridges Today 1989 by Brenda Krekeker)

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