If you’ve been following along, you may know that for the 4th of July weekend this year, we decided to do some local exploring. The county north of us is known for its covered bridges and even has a fall festival dedicated to them. We decided that we would visit all 19 of the Ashtabula County covered bridges over the course of the weekend. We started with the six bridges along Route 7 as we made our way north to Conneaut, Ohio. If you are coming from Youngstown or Pittsburgh, Route 7 is the first exit in Ohio off I-80. If you are coming from Erie, you could reverse the beginning of our tour as Route 7 is the first exit in Ohio from I-90, as well.
The second part of our tour started with lunch in the historic Ashtabula Harbor by the drawbridge, followed by eight covered bridges in the center of the county. These eight bridges are located in Sheffield and Plymouth townships, Ashtabula, and Jefferson. If you are following the official map, they are bridges 9-14 and 1-2 . The official covered bridge driving tour of Ashtabula County starts in Jefferson, the county seat.
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