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Harpersfield Covered Bridge

Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Overview

Photo taken by Jonathan Maxwell

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Two-span covered bridge with steel through truss approach over Grand River on Harpersfield Road
Location
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1868; northern approach added 1913 by the Riverside Bridge Co.; rehabiliated 1991-92
Builder
- Riverside Bridge Co. of Martins Ferry, Ohio (Metal Truss Span)
Design
From south to north:
Two timber, covered Howe through truss spans, total length 228 ft.
One steel, 8-panel Pratt through truss span, length 140 ft.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1975
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.75545, -80.94449   (decimal degrees)
41°45'20" N, 80°56'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/504615/4622626 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Geneva
Inventory numbers
ODOT 432466 and 432482 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
NRHP 75001315 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
ODOT 432466 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 74.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
100

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Ashtabula County, Ohio (75)
Built 1868 (34)
Built during 1860s (216)
Covered (924)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Howe through truss (203)
Howe truss (249)
NR-listed (2,353)
Non-Select (301)
 Ohio (2,197)
Open (28,298)
Owned by county (16,482)
Riverside Bridge Co. of Martins Ferry, Ohio (2)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,950)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,562)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added metal truss builder.
  • July 22, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • July 25, 2005: Posted photos from Jonathan Maxwell

Sources 

  • Jonathan Maxwell - themaxwellshouse [at] roadrunner [dot] com
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth

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