Posted July 13, 200618 yr Covered bridge on road to new life Wooden structure built in 1870 moved from Big Darby Creek site Thursday, July 13, 2006 Holly Zachariah THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH POTTERSBURG, Ohio — She creaked and groaned and swayed just a bit, but the old bridge stood strong. She stayed together — all 60 tons of her — despite man and machine pushing and pulling from all sides. When you’ve withstood the elements since 1870, a little nudge or two from a bulldozer and a winch is nothing. [email protected] http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/13/20060713-D1-03.html
July 13, 200618 yr cool article i enjoyed that. covered bridges remain ever popular. i believe this marks the urbanohio debut of pottersburg, oh? helllloooo pottersburg!
October 30, 200816 yr Covered with people New bridge a hit during 25th festival By Margie Trax Page, Star Beacon, October 12, 2008 Hundreds of ladybugs whizzed through the wooden beams of the Smolen-Gulf Bridge Sunday, enjoying the sunshine and warm weather with thousands of people in the final day of the 25th annual Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival.
October 30, 200816 yr Celebrating the 17 Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County Two-day festival celebrates its 25th year By Stacy Millbery, Star Beacon, October 12, 2008 JEFFERSON — The 70-degree temperatures along with the colorful fall foliage provided a beautiful backdrop as the county’s festival season draws to a close. Hundreds of people ventured outdoors Saturday to take advantage of the warm October weather, and what better place to do so than at the 25th annual Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Festival. The festival is being held at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds as well as many of the county’s covered bridges.
November 12, 200816 yr Nation’s shortest covered bridge to cost $110,000 less than expected By Margie Trax Page, Star Beacon, November 11, 2008 GENEVA — The nation’s shortest covered bridge will come at an engineering bargain, and the city’s plan to move the Civil War Monument is under way, Geneva City Manager Jim Pearson said.
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