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Olin or Dewey Road, Ashtabula County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-04-03
County: Ashtabula County
Township: Plymouth
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Olin or Dewey Road
Crosses: Ashtabula River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1+
Length: 115'
Roadway Width: 15
Built: 1873
Builder: Potter
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 51.766
Longitude: W080 43.250
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Directions: 1.2 miles from jct with OH193 in Kingsville on OH84 west, then left 1.75 miles on Dibble Rd., then right 1.2 miles on Dewey Rd. 3 miles east of Ashtabula.

Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, OH Built 1873
Jenn Caswell Photo, March 7, 2016

Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1873
Larry Cunningham Photo

Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1873
Bill Caswell Photo, March 7, 2016

Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1873
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 26, 1953, NSPCB Archives

Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1873
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 29, 1950, NSPCB Archives
Olin or Dewey Road Bridge, Plymouth, OH Built 1873
Bill Caswell Photo, March 7, 2016

Comments:
Rebuilt 1993. Closed. The bridge is named for the Olin family who has owned property next to the bridge since it was built. Members of the Olin family also operate a small museum and gift shop just east of the bridge.

Sources:
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Ashtabula County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 19, 58
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 62

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