Historic Bridges
of the United States
Parr's Mill Covered Bridge
Columbia County
,
Pennsylvania
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Photos taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt
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Facts
Overview
Covered bridge over Roaring Creek on Parrs Mill Road, south of Catawissa
Location
Columbia County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1865
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.90633, -76.47283
(decimal degrees)
40°54'23" N, 76°28'22" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-19-29
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79003189
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30761
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2006)
100
Categories
19th Century
(1,720)
Built 1865
(11)
Built during 1860s
(102)
Burr arch-truss
(119)
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
(35)
Covered
(504)
NR-listed
(1,469)
Open
(21,591)
Owned by county
(14,137)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,648)
Structurally deficient
(10,789)
Through truss
(5,205)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,323)
Truss
(15,739)
Wooden deck
(5,156)
Update Log
November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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