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Overview: Covered bridge over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck
Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1874; rehabilitated 1973
Design: Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 37.1 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Rebuck Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.72283, -76.71983 (decimal degrees)
40°43'22" N, 76°43'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/354751/4509412 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Klingerstown
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-49-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79002312 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31466 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 24.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 25