Smolen-Gulf Covered Bridge
25 min drive
The longest covered bridge in the United States: 613 feet, ninety-three feet above the river.
Smolen-Gulf spans the Ashtabula River at 613 feet, which makes it the longest covered bridge in the United States. It stands ninety-three feet above the water and was dedicated in 2008: a modern Pratt truss built to a nineteenth-century idea and engineered to last a century.
Below it, the Riverview pedestrian covered bridge was added in 2016, so you can walk beneath the big span and photograph it properly from the gorge.
Twenty-five minutes east. Of the county's nineteen covered bridges this is the one that justifies the drive on its own.
From the innkeepers
Walk the pedestrian bridge underneath. The view up at the main span is the photograph everyone misses by staying in the car.
Season
Year-round; the Covered Bridge Festival falls in October
Good for
Photography, drives, autumn color
Address
Ashtabula, OH 44004
Common questions
Where is the longest covered bridge in the United States?
The Smolen-Gulf Bridge over the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula County, Ohio, at 613 feet. It was dedicated in 2008 and stands ninety-three feet above the river.
How many covered bridges are in Ashtabula County?
Nineteen, the most of any county in Ohio, and most of them still carry traffic. The county also holds an annual Covered Bridge Festival with a self-guided driving tour each October.
Vincent William · Madison, Ohio
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