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Carrollton Covered Bridge 48-01-02

Photo taken by Brian McKee 7-4-2011

Overview: Burr Arch covered bridge over Buckhannon River on County Route 36
Location: Barbour County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1856; rehabilitated 2003
Builders: - Daniel O'Brien
- J. Emmett
Design: Burr arch covered bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 151.9 ft.
Deck width: 10.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.09000, -80.08667 (decimal degrees)
39°05'24" N, 80°05'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/578987/4327161 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Audra
Inventory number: BH 47684 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 200

Carrollton Covered Bridge

Posted July 7, 2011, by David A. Shaw (scpry1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

You have the truss wrong. It's a Burr Truss.