Ohio

Ohio's covered bridges range from the 1829 Roberts Bridge to Smolen-Gulf, the longest covered bridge in the country. Our directory lists 70, led by Ashtabula and Fairfield counties.

Hanaway Covered Bridge in Lancaster, Ohio

Hanaway Covered Bridge

The Hanaway Covered Bridge is an 85-foot structure built by James W. Buchanan, uniquely constructed on a curve with a canopy on only one side, located at Two Glaciers Park.

George Hutchins Covered Bridge

The George Hutchins Covered Bridge is a 49-foot multiple Kingpost span built in 1865, reconstructed at Alley Park for the Fairfield County Bicentennial Celebration in 2000.

Windsor Mills Covered Bridge

The Windsor Mills Covered Bridge is an 1867 structure that has been extensively renovated, spanning Mill Creek as one of the county's oldest bridges alongside Mechanicsville.

Giddings Road Covered Bridge

The Giddings Road Covered Bridge is a 107-foot Pratt truss structure built in 1995 with ODOT Timber Grant funding, crossing Mill Creek in Jefferson Township.

South Denmark Road Covered Bridge

The South Denmark Road Covered Bridge is a 100-foot Town truss structure built in 1895, one of the historic bridges that features a barn quilt as part of the county trail.

Graham Road Covered Bridge

The Graham Road Covered Bridge is a 97-foot Town truss structure now preserved in a small park, built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood.

Doyle Road Covered Bridge

The Doyle Road Covered Bridge is a 94-foot Town lattice structure built in 1868, spanning Mill Creek with renovations including a laminated arch added in 1987.

Charles Holliday Covered Bridge

The Charles Holliday Covered Bridge is a 96-foot multiple Kingpost span built in the late 1890s by J.W. Buchanan, relocated to the Millersport Lions Club Sweet Corn Festival Grounds in 1982.

Netcher Road Covered Bridge in Jefferson, Ohio

Netcher Road Covered Bridge

The Netcher Road Covered Bridge is a 110-foot neo-Victorian design bridge built in 1998-1999, featuring a timber arch with inverted Haupt walls spanning Mill Creek.

Riverdale Road Covered Bridge in Rock Creek, Ohio

Riverdale Road Covered Bridge

The Riverdale Road Covered Bridge is a 114-foot Town lattice structure built in 1874, sitting high above the Grand River with renovations completed in 1981.

Root Road Covered Bridge

The Root Road Covered Bridge is a 114-foot Town lattice structure built in 1868 over the Ashtabula River, one of the oldest bridges in the county.

Olin Covered Bridge in Edgewood, Ohio

Olin Covered Bridge

The Olin Covered Bridge is a 115-foot Town lattice structure built in 1873, the only bridge in Ashtabula County named for a family. The Olin family has owned property next to the bridge since it was built.

Ohio has one of the largest collections of covered bridges in the country, and some of the most varied engineering. Our directory lists 70 of them, with the biggest clusters in Ashtabula, Fairfield, Washington, Preble and Brown counties.

Ashtabula County in the northeast corner of the state has 19 covered bridges, more than any other Ohio county, and hosts a covered bridge festival every October. Its collection mixes 19th-century spans with modern ones built by the county to keep the tradition alive, including Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge, which at 613 feet is the longest covered bridge in the United States.

At the other end of the timeline, Roberts Covered Bridge in Preble County was built in 1829. It is the oldest covered bridge in Ohio and one of only a handful of double-barreled covered bridges left in the country.

Ohio bridge builders used a wider range of trusses than most states. Multiple kingpost trusses are the most common here, but you will also find Town lattice, Howe and two designs that are largely Ohio specialties: the Smith truss, sold by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, and the rare Childs truss, which survives mostly in Preble County.

Each listing below includes the truss type, length, status and directions.