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Warner Hollow Bridge has also been called Windsor Mills Covered Bridge. The Warner Hollow Bridge has three spans and is 121-feet long. It crosses Phelps Creek which is a deeply carved stream that is a tributary of the Grand River. The Grand River is the principle drainage channel in the western half of Ashtabula County,.

The Bridge was built in 1867 with a Town lattice truss. Warner Hollow Covered Bridge was bypassed when Wiswell Road was a dirt/gravel tora, which is evidenced by the existing path leading to either of the portals. This section of Wiswell Road has since been abandoned. The exterior of the bridge has a shingled roof, new wooden siding that initially appears yellow, maybe yellow poplar. The Bridges restoration in 2004 installed 10 windows on either side of the Bridge. Each Windown is >24" wide and 36" tall.

The sight of the Bridge is very striking, as it hovers over Phelps Creek by 50-feet. The Bridge rests on two enormous piers. One pier is made of huge pieces of cut-sandstone quarried nearby at the historic Windsor Quarries. It is easy to notice that stone for the supports were also quarred from the side of the hill near the Bridge. The other pier is constructed out of creek stone. The massive cut-stone pier and the massive creek stone pier stand in great contrast to one another.

A park surrounds the Bridge site and has access to the creek bed down a long hill. The area surrounding the Bridge is thickly wooded and the creek bed is flat bedrock. The location is exceptional for hikers, photo buffs and nature lovers. Warner Hollow Covered Bridge is spectuclar in its unique, deep gorge with the amazingly tall, historic abutments and piers. . . . Upon greater inspection at the bridgehunter.com photo site, it appears that the piers and abutments have had additional concrete structure added. I am gravely disapporting in that the magnificent bridge is now brought into today's level of restoration destroying the original structure. Fortunately, the only way to keep our historic covered bridges available for all to see is by these types of restoration. Please see my photo below where you can visualized the authentic support system. I am grateful to Ashtabula County's endeavors to save their covered bridges, but just a bit sad that the treasure has been changed. As of this writing (December 2020) I am unsure if the bridge is open to traffic. Based on the google.com/maps link below, it is open to traffic but no trucks or buses. Kindly let me know if you can visit Warner Hollow Covered Bridge. I would sincerely appreciate the update. (Covered Bridges Today 1989 by Brenda Krekeler)

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Warner Hollow Covered Bridge

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