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Overview: Covered bridge over West Octoraro Creek on Mt. Pleasant Road (TR 696)
Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1878; reconstructed 1985
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 139.1 ft.
Total length: 149.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.89700, -76.08000 (decimal degrees)
39°53'49" N, 76°04'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/407672/4416883 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Gap
Inventory numbers: PA 36 7201 0696 1701 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
WGCB 38-36-33 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003520 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 29.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 300