Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Lovejoy Covered Bridge

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Overview: Covered bridge over Ellis River on Covered Bridge Road
Location: Oxford County, Maine
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Design: Covered Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.59356, -70.73331 (decimal degrees)
44°35'37" N, 70°43'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/362426/4939262 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: East Andover
Inventory numbers: WGCB 19-09-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000057 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 326