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Packsaddle Bridge PA-56-02

Photo taken by Brian McKee 10-31-2010

Overview: Bridge over Bush Creek on TR407 Packsaddle Rd.
Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1870, rebuilt in 1997
Builder: - Unknown
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 48.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Doc Miller Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.86750, -78.81716 (decimal degrees)
39°52'03" N, 78°49'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/686694/4415331 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fairhope
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80003629 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PA 55 7207 0407 3026 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 31854 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 46818 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 74.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 50