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Columbia Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

Overview: Covered bridge over Connecticut River on Columbia Bridge Road in Columbia
Location: Coos County, New Hampshire, and Essex County, Vermont
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1981
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 132.9 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.85278, -71.55139 (decimal degrees)
44°51'10" N, 71°33'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 19/298396/4969763 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Tinkerville
Inventory numbers: NRHP 76000123 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24866 (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: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 140