Bailey Covered Bridge 38-63-08

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Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2006

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BH Photo #273437

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Description

The original structure was destroyed by fire in July 23, 1994, when a truck was driven on the bridge and set on fire. It was rebuilt using all new materials except for the Burr arches and central cross timbers of each truss. It is located on a gravel township road and rests on stone faced abutments with wingwalls and a center pier and supported on eight steel girders. The wing walls rise above road level to form fairly short stone and mortar parapets. The bridge is covered with vertical board siding on both the sides and portals and is painted barn red inside and out. The roof is sheet metal and its deck is covered with crosswise planking. It also has narrow lengthwise openings under the eaves. The bridge is the last Burr truss covered bridge still standing in Washington County

Facts

Overview: Burr arch-truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Bailey Road (TR 686)
Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania
History: Built 1889; burned 1994; rebuilt 1994
Builder: - Bailey Brothers
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Total length: 70.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02054, -80.19552 (decimal degrees)
40°01'14" N, 80°11'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/568649/4430347 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Amity
Inventory numbers: NRHP 79002355 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-63-08 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 59381 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 2, 2015: New photos from John Loxton
March 9, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added NRHP #, builder, street view & imported photo
January 26, 2014: Added by Jack Schmidt

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Todd Wilson
Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
John Loxton