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Portal

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Overview: Burr arch-truss bridge over Maiden Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1869; rehabilitated 1968
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 168.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.55444, -75.88000 (decimal degrees)
40°33'16" N, 75°52'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 36311 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 19.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1986): 191