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May's Covered Bridge

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Mays Covered Bridge 38-63-23

Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2010

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Overview
Covered bridge over Branch of Middle Wheeling Creek on Waynesburg Road
Location
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08811, -80.48742   (decimal degrees)
40°05'17" N, 80°29'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/543697/4437662 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Claysville
Inventory numbers
PA 62 7209 0423 4004 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 79002350 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-63-23 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
PANBI 44380 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31768 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2009)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 57.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
50

Categories 

Covered (925)
NR-listed (2,354)
Open (28,320)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Queenpost truss (157)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
Truss (23,575)
Washington County, Pennsylvania (95)

Update Log 

  • April 7, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
  • April 5, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee

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