WayfarrowSmolen–Gulf Bridge
Covered bridge · Ashtabula County, Ohio
Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 18 of them in Ashtabula County.
It was built in 2008, in the postwar decades, making it the 72nd oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date; it crosses Ashtabula River; it is about 613 feet long (the longest of 40 measured in Ohio).
Status check, 2026-11: This modern Pratt truss covered bridge is the longest covered bridge in the US; it was dedicated August 26, 2008 and replaced a 1949 steel bridge, not a covered bridge. It stands at 41.8556° N, 80.7619° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Ashtabula River |
| Length | 613 ft |
| Coordinates | 41.85560, -80.76190 |
Nearby places
- Olin's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 2.2 mi
- Benetka Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 3.8 mi
- Ashtabula Harbor Lightlighthouse · Ashtabula County · 4.7 mi
- Giddings Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 6.5 mi
- Doyle Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 6.6 mi
- Root Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 7.5 mi
- State Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 7.6 mi
- Netcher Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 8.3 mi
- Creek Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9 mi
- Graham Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9 mi
- Caine Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9.8 mi
- Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9.9 mi
Questions
Where is Smolen–Gulf Bridge?
Smolen–Gulf Bridge is in Ashtabula County, Ohio, at 41.8556, -80.7619.
How many covered bridges are in Ashtabula County?
Ashtabula County, Ohio has 18 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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