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Bells Mill Bridge

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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

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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

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2008: New photo from Brian McKee

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  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com