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Overview: Two-span covered bridge with steel through truss approach over Grand River on Harpersfield Road
Location: Ashtabula County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1868; northern approach added 1913 by the Riverside Bridge Co.; rehabiliated 1991-92
Design: From south to north:
Two timber, covered Howe through truss spans, total length 228 ft.
One steel, 8-panel Pratt through truss span, length 140 ft.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.75545, -80.94449 (decimal degrees)
41°45'20" N, 80°56'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/504615/4622626 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Geneva
Inventory numbers: ODOT 432466 and 432482 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
NRHP 75001315 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 72.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000): 100