Slate Covered Bridge 29-03-06

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Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 9, 2011

BH Photo #274320

Overview: Reconstructed covered bridge over Ashuelot River on Westport Village Road in Swanzey
Location: Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1862; destroyed by arson March 8, 1993; reconstructed 2001
Design: Covered Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 123.0 ft.
Total length: 143.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.84722, -72.34028 (decimal degrees)
42°50'50" N, 72°20'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/717331/4747280 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: West Swanzey
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 739
Inventory numbers: WGCB 29-03-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 24858 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65 (out of 100)
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