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Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831)

Covered bridge · Trumbull County, Ohio

1831 3-SPAN 124' TOWN; THIS IS THE ONLY COVERED BRIDGE IN OHIO WITH A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ON ONE SIDE AS SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE
1831 3-SPAN 124' TOWN; THIS IS THE ONLY COVERED BRIDGE IN OHIO WITH A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ON ONE SIDE AS SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE · Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831) is a covered bridge in Trumbull County, Ohio. Ohio has 147 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Trumbull County.

It was built in 1831, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 3rd oldest of the 75 in Ohio with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Ohio's oldest covered bridge still on its original site, a Town lattice truss listed on the NRHP in 1974; length is null because sources give 123 ft overall vs 117 ft, and a car damaged it in 2022, with repairs starting in 2023. It stands at 41.1881° N, 80.9714° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1831
Coordinates41.18806, -80.97139

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Questions

Where is Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831)?

Newton Falls Covered Bridge (1831) is in Trumbull County, Ohio, at 41.1881, -80.9714.

How many covered bridges are in Trumbull County?

Trumbull County, Ohio has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.