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View of bridge looking north along CR 103.

Photo taken by Joe Herrington

Overview: Covered bridge over Hoosic River on CR 103
Location: Rensselaer County, New York, and Washington County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1850; rehabilitated 2005
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 151.9 ft.
Total length: 159.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.95806, -73.43306 (decimal degrees)
42°57'29" N, 73°25'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/627807/4757348 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Eagle Bridge
Inventory numbers: NY 3303480 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 78003457 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 26691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 770