Glessner Covered Bridge 38-56-08

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Glessner Covered Bridge PA-56-08 #2

Photo taken by Brian McKee 10-30-2010

BH Photo #185118

Overview: Burr arch-truss bridge over Stony Creek on TR565 Covered Bridge Rd.
Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Replaced a covered bridge built in 1881 in 1998
Builder: - Tobias Glessner
Design: Supported by steel I-beams
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 98.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: PA-56-08 #2
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02600, -78.92083 (decimal degrees)
40°01'34" N, 78°55'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/677416/4432713 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Stoystown
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 50
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80003631 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PA 55 7223 0565 3065 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 31901 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
WGCB 38-56-08 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 46820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2016): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 64 (out of 100)
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