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Fletcher Covered Bridge

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Fletcher Covered Bridge 48-17-03

Photo taken by Brian McKee 7-4-2011

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Overview
Kingpost through truss bridge over Tenmile Creek on Harrison Cr 5/29
Location
Harrison County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1891; rehabilitated 2002
Builder
- Soloman Swiger, L. E. Strum
Design
Multiple Kingpost Through Truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.30500, -80.48000   (decimal degrees)
39°18'18" N, 80°28'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/544833/4350752 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wolf Summit
Inventory number
BH 47667 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 20.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2011: New photos from Brian McKee
  • January 13, 2011: Updated by J.P.: corrected Design

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Wikipedia