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Bell Covered Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken 2005 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Falls Creek on Bell Road (TR 39)
Location
Washington County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1888 by E.B. Henderson; rehabilitated 1998; closed Aug. 2005 because of termite damage. Now repaired and reopened to traffic.
Builder
- E.B.Henderson
Design
Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.3 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 2012
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.43083, -81.67633   (decimal degrees)
39°25'51" N, 81°40'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/441791/4364806 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Watertown
Inventory numbers
ODOT 8437718 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
WGCB 35-84-12 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 12000836 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28549 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
80

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1888 (103)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Covered (925)
E.B.Henderson (4)
Multiple Kingpost truss (91)
NR-listed (2,354)
Ohio (2,197)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,313)
Owned by county (16,490)
Select (538)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)
Truss (23,574)
Washington County, Ohio (36)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • February 20, 2010: New photos from Anthony Dillon
  • July 4, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
  • January 23, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

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