Ryot Covered Bridge 38-05-17

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 11/30/12

BH Photo #244014

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Description

1867 is the build date NBI states. 1868 is what "Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges" states in their 2nd edition (Benjamin D. Evans & June R. Evans). The book also states it was restored in 1995. The bridge is white with 3/4 horizontal boards with red trim, corrugated roof and deck is runners laid over crosswise planking.

Facts

Overview: Burr arch-truss bridge over Dunning Creek on T-549
Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1868; restored in 1995; Burned Aug. 2002, rebuilt 2004
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 86.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980
Also called: Dunning Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.14222, -78.62444 (decimal degrees)
40°08'32" N, 78°37'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/702365/4446248 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Alum Bank
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 60
Inventory numbers: PANBI 04542 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
NRHP 80003416 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 54575 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2015): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

July 20, 2018: Updated by Janis Ford: Added arson to history
August 27, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
December 1, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed typo
December 1, 2012: New photos from Jodi Christman
November 22, 2012: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources

Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
Janis Ford