Harpersfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,695 people in the township. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Bridge Attractions In Harpersfield
1. Harpersfield Covered BridgeHarpersfield Harpersfield Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the Grand River in Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. This double-span Howe truss bridge, one of currently 16 drivable covered bridges in the county, is the third longest covered bridge in Ohio at 228 feet. A flood in 1913 washed away the land at the north end of the bridge, and the steel span was subsequently attached. The bridge features a walkway, added during its renovation in 1991-92. The bridge also features an Ashtabula County MetroPark at its north end, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's WGCB number is 35-04-19, and it is located approximately 3.4 mi south of Geneva. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Harpersfield Videos
Harpersfield Winery Geneva Ohio
Most people are surprised to learn that wine grapes and winemaking goes back as far as 1823 in the state of Ohio. While those grapes were not the European variatels we now know, today many Ohio wineries are making wines from locally grown Vitis vinifera. Harpersfield Winery is located in the town of Geneva in northeast Ohio, part of the Grand River AVA where several high quality vineyards and wineries can be found. We visited with Colleen Lindahl at the winery during Thanksgiving while tasting some of their exceptional wines.
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Hit the Road: Covered Bridge Tour
Hit the Road takes you to interesting places in Northeast Ohio. Produced in 2007.
Covered Bridge Tour in Ashtabula County, Ohio. For more information, visit
2013 WNS Ashtabula Harbor Beach Glass
The Ashtabula Harbor Beach Glass Festival was Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 on Bridge Street in Ashtabula. The rain stayed away for the most part and festival-goers basked in the sunshine both Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The festival attracted thousands of beach glass fans to Bridge Street in the Ashtabula Harbor District.
Fathers Day 2014 Mad River Kayak Trip with Ohio Paddlers
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge
The Mink Hollow Covered Bridge is located in Hocking Township in Arney Run Park , Fairfield County, Ohio. It spans the Arney Run tributary of Clear Creek.
Built in 1887 by Jacob Brandt, the bridge carried motorized traffic until it was bypassed in 1991. The bridge exhibits the multiple kingpost style of truss. Although diminutive by some standards at only 51 feet in length, the bridge boasts the longest official name of any covered bridge in the United States. Its official title is: The Mink Hollow Covered Bridge in Oil Mill Hollow over Arney Run near Borchers Mill. The bridge is owned and maintained by the Fairfield County Park District.
Video from Clermont County's last surviving nineteenth century covered bridge, built in 1878 on Stonelick - Williams Corner Rd.
Paddling The Grand River in Northeast Ohio
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This is a ride we did to Parke County Indiana to look at Covered Bridges.
Covered Bridges of Parke County Indiana
Peaceful Covered Bridge Scenes from Parke County Indiana — The Covered Bridge Capital of the World is Parke County, Indiana. There are 30 historic covered bridges in the county, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. Every October, there is a festival celebrating the covered bridges of Parke County, starting on the second weekend of the month. Autumn is an especially beautiful time to visit the Midwestern countryside. Fall colors decorate the trees and the weather is mild. The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is regarded as one of the Top Fall Festivals in North America by the Society of American Travel Writers.
Read more at Suite101: Covered Bridge Festival of Parke County Indiana: Historic Bridges Celebrated at Annual Fall Fest October 10-19, 2008
1) The McAllister Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton and Son in 1914. It is 144 Feet long, 16 feet wide, and 14 feet high. The bridge remains open to traffic.
2) Bridgeton Bridge is a Bridge (waterfall) in Parke County, Indiana. It has an elevation of 166 meters, or 545 feet. The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was a 245-foot (75 m) long double span Burr Arch bridge built in 1868 by a crew led by J.J. Daniels. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1968. — The first Bridgeton Covered Bridge was burned by an arsonist on April 28, 2005. — The second Bridgeton Covered Bridge was built in 2006 by local citizens and the state of Indiana.
West Cornwall Covered Bridge
Connecticut's nicest covered bridge spans the Housatonic River in the northwestern corner of the state.