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Photo taken by Don O'Brien in October 2007

Overview: Covered bridge over Pratt Fork Shade River on Blackwood Road (CR 46)
Location: Athens County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1879
Builder: - E.B.Henderson
Design: Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.19728, -81.97467 (decimal degrees)
39°11'50" N, 81°58'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/415835/4339121 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Alfred
Inventory numbers: ODOT 549568 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
WGCB 35-05-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78002004 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27275 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 22.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1951): 100