Newton Falls in Trumbull County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Newton Falls Covered Bridge

Photographed by Larry Wilson

1. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Newton Falls covered bridge was built over the east branch of the Mahoning River around 1831. A crosswalk was added in 1921 for children crossing the bridge on their way to the school on Center Street. The Newton Falls bridge is considered the second oldest existing covered bridge in Ohio, the oldest covered bridge in use on its original site, the only covered bridge in the state with a covered crosswalk, and the last surviving covered bridge in Trumbull County. Built on the Town Lattice truss plan, the bridge is 123 feet long and twenty-four feet wide. It has a clear span of 101 1/2 feet and a sixteen foot-wide roadway. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the structure is maintained by Trumbull County.

Erected 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission - The Longaberger Company - Village of Newton Falls - The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 11-78.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 41° 11.283′ N, 80° 58.265′ W. Marker is in Newton Falls, Ohio, in Trumbull County

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. It is on Arlington Road, on the right when traveling west. This marker is located at the east end of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton Falls OH 44444, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve

and in the Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rehabilitation of the Newtown Falls Covered Bridge (here, next to this marker); Our Old Covered Bridge (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Our Old Covered Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Braceville Township World War II Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Settled by Alexander and Sarah Sutherland / Newton Township Duck Creek Settlement (approx. 4.1 miles away); "Dino" Sings at Craig Beach (approx. 4.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton Falls.

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 19, 2020

2. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Photographed by Larry Wilson

3. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Photographed by Larry Wilson

4. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Photographed by Larry Wilson

5. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Photographed by Larry Wilson

6. Newton Falls Covered Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2014, by Larry Wilson of Wareham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,211 times since then and 839 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 24, 2014, by Larry Wilson of Wareham, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on January 27, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 24, 2014, by Larry Wilson of Wareham, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.