Historic Bridges
of the United States
Carman Covered Bridge
Erie County
,
Pennsylvania
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Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost covered bridge over Conneaut Creek on TR 338 (Carman's Bridge Road)
Location
Erie County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning
History
Built 1870 by William Sherman
Design
Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 88.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Perry Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91983, -80.43033
(decimal degrees)
41°55'11" N, 80°25'49" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 25 7203 0338 4005
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
WGCB 38-25-05
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003493
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30896
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 01/2005)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
50
Categories
19th Century
(1,707)
Built 1870
(27)
Built during 1870s
(251)
Covered
(500)
Destroyed by fire
(7)
Erie County, Pennsylvania
(20)
Lost
(496)
Multiple Kingpost truss
(38)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Owned by township
(1,179)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Sufficiency rating zero
(207)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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