Root Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning the west branch of the Ashtabula River in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio. The bridge, one of currently 16 drivable bridges in the county, is a single-span Town truss design. During its renovation in 1982-83, the bridge was raised 18 inches, and a new center pier was added.

The bridge was built in 1868 and renovated in 1982-3. A former toll road just east ran north and south through the county. Dwight and Gertrude (Hallam) Root, had a son Herbert Root. Herbert married Frances Whitlam, daughter of John H. Whitlam, one if not the first Superintendent of Roads in Ashtabula County, for twenty-five years. He possibly was involved in the construction of the earlier bridges.

Dimensions: Span: Length of largest span: 40.0 feet; Length: 89 feet; Width: 11.3 feet; Height: 10 feet 2 inches; overhead clearance: 9 feet 4 inches. Two-span covered bridge over West Branch Ashtabula River on Root Road.

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at:  N41 50.003    W80 37.207     -     WGCB #35-04-09

Photographed in May of 2022