Lovejoy Covered Bridge 19-09-01

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19 09 01

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt Sep 21, 2002

BH Photo #273221

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)
Quadrangle map:: East Andover
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 259
Inventory numbers: WGCB 19-09-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000057 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
ME 1001 (Maine bridge number)
BH 19878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 13, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
February 24, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
February 4, 2014: Updated by Frank Hicks: Paddleford truss bridge per http://www.maine.gov/mdot/historicbridges/coveredbridges/lovejoybridge.htm