Colvin Covered Bridge

Photos 

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Approach It is located about a mile and a half from Schellsburg. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Historical Marker There are at least 3 different dates of construction listed for this bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Truss detail If you can look past the car. The car is a 1929 Model A Ford Cabriolet. The photos were taken during the Lincoln Highway Cross Country Cruise in 2003. This car is also seen on some bridges in the Lincoln Highway category. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2003

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Colvin Bridge County Photo taken prior to reconstruction. Bedford County

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2009 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2009 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2009 View high-res version

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Shawnee Creek on TR 443 (Mill Road) in Schellsburg

Location

Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1866 (there is some controversy over the date) by J.H. Thompson; rehabilitated 1998

Builder

- J.H. Thompson

Design

Multiple Kingpost through truss

Dimensions

Span length: 66 ft.
Total length: 66 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.6 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.03807, -78.65436   (decimal degrees)
40°02'17" N, 78°39'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/700121/4434618 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Schellsburg

Inventory number

BH 36654 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 03/2009)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

50

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 9, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
• May 28, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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