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South Denmark Road, Ashtabula County

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Inventory Number: OH/35-04-14
County: Ashtabula County
Township: Denmark
Town/Village: Williams Corners
Bridge Name: South Denmark Road
Crosses: Mill Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 80'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1868
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 43.045
Longitude: W080 41.416
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.3 miles east of jct OH11 on OH167, then 2.4 miles right on Clay Rd. (TR284) and 0.3 miles right on bypassed section of South Denmark Rd. (CR291), 3½ miles southeast of Jefferson.

South Denmark Road Bridge, Denmark, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, July 2007

South Denmark Road Bridge, Denmark, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1868
Larry Cunningham Photo

South Denmark Road Bridge, Denmark, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1868
Traugott Keller Photograph, December 26, 1954, NSPCB Archives

South Denmark Road Bridge, Denmark, Ashtabula County, OH Built 1868
H. M. MacKenzie Photo, September 29, 1950, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
According to Carl Feather’s research, there is a local story that this bridge may have been originally constructed somewhere else and relocated here by flood or intentionally moved. Unfortunately, he has not found any documentation to confirm that. The bridge was bypassed in 1975 and received repairs so it could remain open to light traffic.

Sources:
Wood, Miriam. Ohio Covered Bridge Index, Ashtabula County
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 26, 60
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 63

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