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Bells Mills Covered Bridge end view

Brian McKee and Karen Bittinger in photo

Photo by Brian McKee in December 15, 2008

Overview: Wooden covered bridge over Sewickley Creek
Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to light auto traffic
History: Built 1850; rehabilitated 1988
Design: Burr arch with tilting vertical truss members. 100 percent wooden construction.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.21917, -79.71028 (decimal degrees)
40°13'09" N, 79°42'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/609739/4452880 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Smithton
Inventory numbers: PA 64 7215 0970 5023 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 36964 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31818 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2008): Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 29.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 1,000