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Sonestown Covered Bridge 38-57-03

Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken June 2006 by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #108758

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Muncy Creek on Champion Road (TR 310)
Location
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Status
Damaged in 2018 flooding and temporarily closed; slated for repair 2019
History
Built 1850; rehabilitated 2001
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1980
Also called
Davidson Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.34633, -76.55492   (decimal degrees)
41°20'47" N, 76°33'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/369913/4578370 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sonestown
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
50
Inventory numbers
PA 56 7203 0310 0002 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
WGCB 38-57-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003640 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 32095 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31671 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,117)
Built 1850 (75)
Built during 1850s (380)
Burr arch-truss (341)
Closed (2,623)
Covered (1,551)
Have street view (26,000)
NR-listed (2,895)
One-lane traffic (7,548)
 Owned by county (20,257)
Pennsylvania (5,059)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,291)
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (27)
Through truss (14,438)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,051)
Truss (31,784)
Wooden deck (6,018)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2018: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Termporarily closed due to flood damage; to be repaired 2019
  • March 7, 2014: Photos imported by Dave King
  • January 11, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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Sonestown Covered Bridge
Posted February 4, 2009, by Chris (idigghx [at] ymail [dot] com)

Sorry, your information is *wrong. The Sonestown Covered bridge was built in 1850.. I have glass negatives showing it in the year 1872, which I have attached.