Longest Covered Bridge in USA - Smolen Gulf Bridge Ashtabula Ohio
The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. At 613 feet it is the longest covered bridge in the United States and the fourth longest covered bridge in the world. The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer when the idea of bridging the Ashtabula River Gulf with a wooden structure was first conceived in 1995.
The Smolen-Gulf Bridge - Ashtabula County, Ohio
Spencer and I where told about this bridge and we are glad we went to check it out. The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Smolen Gulf Bridge in Ashtabula, Ohio 5-28-15
The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. At 613 feet (182.9 meters), it is the longest covered bridge in the United States – a title formerly held by the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge in New Hampshire – and the fourth longest covered bridge in the world. The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer when the idea of bridging the Ashtabula River Gulf with a wooden structure was first conceived in 1995.
Smolen Gulf Bridge in Ashtabula, Ohio 6-2-15
The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. At 613 feet (182.9 meters), it is the longest covered bridge in the United States – a title formerly held by the Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge in New Hampshire – and the fourth longest covered bridge in the world. The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer when the idea of bridging the Ashtabula River Gulf with a wooden structure was first conceived in 1995.
Smolen-Gulf Bridge - longest covered bridge in the USA is completed and open to traffic
At 613', the Smolen_Gulf Bridge, located on State Road in Ashtabula, Ohio, was opened to traffic in October 2008, just in time for the 25th annual Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival. This wooden covered bridge is the longest covered bridge in the USA. It is covered bridge #17 for Ashtabula County. All but one of the 17 bridges are open to traffic. This video is one of a series of videos that were posted on coveredbridgefestival.org to keep the public informed of how construction of the bridge was progressing.
Smolen-Gulf Bridge - V-Twin Covered Bridge Ride TEASER - Ashtabula, Ohio Oct 2016
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Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge
The Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge that connects Ashtabula and Plymouth Townships in Ashatbula County, Ohio is the longest covered bridge in the United States of America. Ashtabula County is also home of the shortest covered bridge in the nation.
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This is the 18th video in my series of The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County (OH.). Saved this one for last, even though I scouted it back in April. It is the longest Covered Bridge in the United States, and 4th longest in the World - 613 feet long! I shot over 30 minutes of video on this shoot, so a subsequent video showing the Ashtabula River will be coming up soon. If you would like to watch a video of how this bridge was built back in 2008, here's the URL: - Tech info below:
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19 Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County Ohio: Longest Covered Bridge
Tour of the 19 covered bridges of Jefferson Ohio and Ashtabula County. Including the longest covered bridge in the United States at 613 feet long, The Smolen-Gulf Covered bridge is the longest covered bridge in America. Also included is the shortest covered bridge in America at 18 feet, the West Liberty covered bridge.
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The Smolen–Gulf Bridge is a covered bridge which carries State Road (Ashtabula County Road 25) across the Ashtabula River at the Plymouth and Ashtabula Township line in northern Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. At 613 feet (182.9 meters), it is the longest covered bridge in the United States and the fourth longest covered bridge in the world. Riverview Covered Pedestrian Bridge is a wooden 150 feet (46 m) long and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide Pratt truss covered bridge built beneath the Smolen-Gulf Bridge.
Smolen Gulf Fly by
A quick fly-by of Ashtabula Ohio's Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge. The Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge is the longest covered bridge in the United States Spanning 613ft and capable of holding standard commercial Loads 93ft above the Ashtabula River. The bridge is surrounded by the Indian Trails Township Park with a beautiful overlook. For people that may be interested there are also geo caches in the area.
Barrackville Covered Bridge
Built in 1853, a year after Philippi, as part of the Fairmont-Wheeling Turnpike, the Barrackville Covered Bridge crosses Buffalo Creek on Pike Street, Marion County 21, at the junction of County 250 over 32. A truss of the Burr design, it is the state's longest single-span covered bridge at 146 feet and is 20 feet wide.
Chenoweth, who was still building small bridges along with his large turnpike projects, was aided in its construction by his brother Eli. James Conaway placed unmortared sandstone perches for the abutments, on which sit concrete pedestals for the pair of arches that flank two multiple-kingpost trusses. The cost for the span, which had no sides, was $1852.
The bridge escaped destruction in an 1863 raid when a nearby mill owner and Southern sympathizer provided food and rest for retreating Confederate soldiers in exchange for its safety. To protect Barrackville from the elements, R.L. Cunningham added horizontal shiplap siding in 1873. Repairs in 1934 included improving its approaches, adding steel rod hangers for reinforcement and a sidewalk. Steel was added beneath the bridge in 1951 to strengthen it, but in 1987 it was closed to vehicular traffic.
In mid-1990, Highways announced an ambitious $3.5 million dollar program to save the state's remaining covered bridges. Preliminary plans to restore Barrackville to its turn-of-the-century look were presented at a November 1990 town meeting by Dr. Emory L. Kemp, professor of civil engineering and founding director of WVU's Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology.
Because of Barrackville's worsening condition, a panel-type bridge had to be installed inside the historic structure in 1991. A $1.3 million-dollar upstream replacement began carrying Marion County 21 traffic over Buffalo Creek in 1992. Finally, in late 1997, the long-delayed restoration of the old bridge was back on track, with work to start before any more deterioration.
Early in 1998, Orders Construction Company, Inc. of St. Albans was awarded a contract for nearly $1.5 million dollars to replace the Barrackville Covered Bridge's rotted truss members with wood to match the original, install a new wooden floor system and repair the roof. Aimed at recreating its original appearance, the restoration nevertheless included siding, which had been added after the structure's original time period. It did not include a previous sidewalk, since the bridge now serves pedestrians only.
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Charming Covered Bridges of Pennsylvania
Growing up in Pennsylvania means that Covered Bridges are part of every day life: Charming and useful, all different, and a reminder of forgotten days. I walk or drive over a covered bridge nearly every day. My idea for this video was to give those unfamiliar with these wonderful structures a glimpse. I could only show a small sampling of covered bridges here in Pennsylvania, and of course, there are many surviving covered bridges in other states. Most of the bridges are identified in the video. Some that are not: at 1:40 is Greisemer Mill Covered Bridge built 1832, north of Yellow House in Berks County; at 4:28 is Pool Forge Covered Bridge, built 1859, west of Churchtown in Lancaster County; the second to the last photo is the Kennedy Covered Bridge, north of Kimberton on Seven Stars Road, built in 1866. It burned down in 1986, and a replica was built in 1988. The last photo is of the famous Knox Covered Bridge over Valley Creek in Valley Forge, built in 1865, restored in 1996 (both in Chester County). These bridges are all examples of the Burr Arch Truss design, invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr.
The first US covered bridge was located in Philadelphia over the Schuylkill River at 30th Street and built in 1800 by Timothy Palmer, a master carpenter from Newburyport, Massachusetts. The investors asked to have it covered in the hopes of extending the life of the bridge. And the covered bridge era began.
Since the heyday of the covered bridge in the 1800s they have been rapidly disappearing through flood, fire, and replacement. Prior to the Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972, Pennsylvania had 271 covered bridges, spread across 41 of its 67 counties. Since that time the number has decreased.
Three top covered bridge architects built across the Delaware River: the 1806 Theodore Burr Bridge between Morrisville and Trenton, second oldest covered bridge in the United States; the 1806 Timothy Palmer Bridge at Easton; and the 1814 Lewis Wernwag Bridge at New Hope. All of these wooden structures have been replaced.
Originally six wooden bridges spanned the Wissahickon Creek; today only the Thomas Mill Bridge remains.
Many covered bridges owe their present fine condition to groups who maintain, restore, rebuild, and preserve them.
Burpees on Smolen Gulf Covered Bridge
World Record Holder Lloyd Weema does burpees on the Smolen-Gulf bridge. It is the longest covered bridge in the United States at 613' long.
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West Liberty Covered Bridge in Geneva, Ohio 6-4-15
West Liberty Covered Bridge is the shortest covered bridge in the United States.The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer and the designer of the Smolen–Gulf Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the U.S., also in Ashtabula County.
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A short video on the Steel Thru Truss Bridge spanning the Great Miami River near Cleaves, Ohio.
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SMOLEN-GULF BRIDGE
The Longest Covered Bridge in the United States
The bridge is located on State Road (County Road #25) in Plymouth and Ashtabula Townships and was dedicated on August 26, 2008.