Windsor Mills Covered Bridge

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Windsor Mills Covered Bridge
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Nearest city Windsor, Ohio
Coordinates 41°31′59″N80°57′50″W / 41.53306°N 80.96389°W / 41.53306; -80.96389 (Wiswell Road Covered Bridge) Coordinates: 41°31′59″N80°57′50″W / 41.53306°N 80.96389°W / 41.53306; -80.96389 (Wiswell Road Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1867 (1867)
Architectural style Town lattice truss
NRHP reference No. 73001386 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973
Windsor Mills Bridge
Coordinates 41°31′59″N80°57′50″W / 41.5331°N 80.9639°W / 41.5331; -80.9639
LocaleAshtabula County, Ohio, United States
Characteristics
Designsingle span, Town truss
Total length120 feet (36.6 m)
History
Construction start1867
Location
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge

Windsor Mills Bridge, also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, is a covered bridge that carries Covered Bridge Lane, formerly Wiswell Road, across Phelps Creek in Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 17 drivable bridges in the county, is a single-span Town truss design. The bridge was built in 1867 using white pine. [2] It sits atop cut stone abutments, one made of sandstone quarried nearby, and the other made of creek stone. The bridge was bypassed in the 1960s and closed to traffic, and Wiswell Road was rerouted west of the creek. In the 1980s, the bridge was completely closed due to safety reasons. It underwent extensive renovation from 2002 to 2004, and was then reopened to all traffic, except for trucks and buses. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. [3] The bridge's WGCB number is 35-04-25, [4] and it is located approximately 5.0 mi (8.0 km) west of Orwell.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. David L. Payne (1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wiswell Road Covered Bridget". National Park Service . Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 http://www.coveredbridgefestival.org/bridges.htm Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival
  4. http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/ohio/htm/3500425.htm Ohio Covered Bridges List, 35-04-25