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Helmick Covered Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Two-span covered bridge over Killbuck Creek on TR 25
Location
Coshocton County, Ohio
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1863 by John Shrake; rehabilitated 1996
Design
Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1975
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39317, -81.94276   (decimal degrees)
40°23'35" N, 81°56'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/419989/4471823 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Killbuck
Inventory numbers
ODOT 1631322 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
WGCB 35-16-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001348 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27410 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1996)
40

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2011: Updated by James McCray: Added category "Civil War"
  • February 20, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton