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Side view

Photos taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

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Portal

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Rehabilitation plaque

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Overview: Covered bridge over Blockhouse Creek on Covered Bridge Road
Location: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1898; rehabilitated 1998
Design: Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 74.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.51000, -77.13033 (decimal degrees)
41°30'36" N, 77°07'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/322218/4597565 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Nauvoo
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-41-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003569 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 31.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 100