West Cornwall Covered Bridge 07-03-02

Photos

Photo taken by Doug Kerr in July 2006

BH Photo #195581

Overview: Covered bridge over Housatonic River on CT 128
Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1864; rehabilitated with hidden steel supports in 1973
Design: Covered Lattice through truss--with secondary queen-post truss added.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 172.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.87155, -73.36376 (decimal degrees)
41°52'18" N, 73°21'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/635783/4636808 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cornwall
Inventory numbers: CT 1338 (Connecticut bridge number)
BH 36107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2014): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 61.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 1,400

August 28, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
May 24, 2016: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
April 30, 2016: Updated by Chester Gehman: Corrected build date (1864) per Cornwall Historical Society & Wikipedia
September 1, 2015: New photo from John Loxton
October 5, 2013: Updated by Brent Tindall: Adjusted GPS coordinates
March 21, 2011: New photos from Doug Kerr
March 19, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated location