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Newell Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

Overview: Covered bridge over Cox Brook on Cox Brook Road (C2003) in Northfield Falls
Location: Northfield Falls, Washington County, Vermont
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1872; rehabilitated 1979
Design: Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 58.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.17278, -72.65306 (decimal degrees)
44°10'22" N, 72°39'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/687618/4893741 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Northfield
Inventory numbers: NRHP 74000262 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 45-12-10 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 40703 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 1,200