Posted in Ohio March 03, 2019 by

This Day Trip Takes You To 10 Of Ohio’s Covered Bridges And It’s Perfect For A Scenic Drive

Ohio’s covered bridges are best kept secrets just waiting to be discovered.

The Covered Bridges Byway in Ashtabula County, (also known as the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Tour), is an especially beautiful way to take in some of Ohio’s back road scenery and discover some charming covered bridges along the way. You can drive through America’s shortest and longest covered bridge along this scenic route, which features a total of 19 covered bridges in Ashtabula County. We’ve mapped out 10 of the tour’s most interesting bridges. It’s perfect for a leisurely scenic drive or a weekend road trip in northeast Ohio.

The Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Tour features a total of 19 covered bridges, with 16 of them drivable. This trip highlights 10 of them.
Screen shot via Google Maps
The total drive time clocks in around an hour and a half. To view a Google Map of the trip in a separate tab or window, click here.
You'll start your journey at America's shortest covered bridge. West Liberty Covered Bridge is 18 feet long.
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It carries West Liberty Street across Cowles Creek in Geneva. It's known as West Liberty Covered Bridge, and it's less than 10 years old.
Harpersfield Covered Bridge, (pictured below), used to be the longest covered bridge in America.
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It was built in 1868 and a steel bridge was added in 1913 after a flood altered the river. Today, it's the second longest bridge in Ohio.
Netcher Road Bridge in Jefferson Township features a unique Neo-Victorian design.
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This beautiful bridge crosses Mill Creek and was opened to traffic in 1999. It's 110 feet long.
Caine Road Bridge was built in 1986 in honor of Ashtabula County's 175th anniversary.
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It's 124 feet long and crosses the west branch of the Ashtabula River.
Built in 1983, State Road bridge crosses Conneaut Creek. It's 152 feet long.
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It's made of pine and oak and was the first covered bridge built by County Engineer John W. Smolen Jr.
At the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, you'll find America's longest covered bridge.
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The Smolen- Gulf Covered Bridge is 613 feet long, stretching State Road across the Ashtabula River.

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For more scenic drives in Ohio, check out our previous article: This Scenic 209-Mile Drive Just May Be The Most Underrated Adventure In Ohio.