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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in August 2009

Overview: Covered bridge over Housatonic River on Bulls Bridge Road
Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1842; rehabilitated 1969 and 1994
Design: Covered Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 86.9 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1972
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.67558, -73.50928 (decimal degrees)
41°40'32" N, 73°30'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/624084/4614831 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Dover Plains
Inventory numbers: CT 4453 (Connecticut bridge number)
WGCB 07-03-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 72001314 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36106 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 64.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 460