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Photos taken 2004 by Gregory S. Hamilton

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Overview: Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on Township Road 34
Location: Washington County, Ohio
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1879 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 1998
Builder: - Rolla Merydith
Design: Covered Long through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 164.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Gallagher Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.51050, -81.25033 (decimal degrees)
39°30'38" N, 81°15'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/478479/4373459 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Dalzell
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8433720 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-84-27 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001545 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28554 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979): 40