We had an absolutely beautiful fall day and decided to take advantage of the nice weather and head out on a driving tour of covered bridges in Ashtabula County. We began with the one on Netcher Road, which is the county's newest covered bridge. (October 21, 2007)

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The Netcher Road covered bridge features a timber arch with inverted Haupt walls. The "Neo victorian" design structure is 110 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 14 feet six inches high. (October 21, 2007)

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The Netcher Road covered bridge was opened to traffic in 1999. (October 21, 2007)

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Our next stop was at the South Denmark Road covered bridge. It was built in 1890 and is a Town lattice bridge. (October 21, 2007)

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The South Denmark Road covered bridge is 81 feet long. It was bypassed in 1975, but is still easily accessible and yes, we did drive across it. (October 21, 2007)

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This is the Caine Road covered bridge. The 124 foot long bridge traverses the west branch of the Ashtabula River in Pierpont Township. (October 21, 2007)

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The Caine Road covered bridge is the first Pratt truss bridge in Ohio and was built in 1986 in honor of Ashtabula County's 175th Anniversary. (October 21, 2007)

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This is the Graham Road Bridge, which was built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood. (October 21, 2007)

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The Graham Road covered bridge is a Town truss bridge. (October 21, 2007)

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Here's a close-up of the trusses of the Graham Road covered bridge. (October 21, 2007)

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