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Swartz Covered Bridge in Winter

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in December 2004

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Photo taken by Janis Ford

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Photo taken by Janis Ford

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Overview: Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 130A
Location: Wyandot County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1878 by Moses Weymouth; rehabilitated 1994
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 94.2 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.48781, -81.64775 (decimal degrees)
39°29'16" N, 81°38'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/444297/4371111 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Watertown
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8847134 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-88-05 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001547 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28656 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): 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: 23.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1973): 130