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The original trusses have been heavily reinforced with additional wood and steel over the years.

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

Overview: Covered bridge over Sunday Creek on TR 347
Location: Athens County, Ohio
Status: Restored and opened to traffic
History: Built in 1876, restored in 1974 and 200?
Design: Covered Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Newton Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.52522, -82.07183 (decimal degrees)
39°31'31" N, 82°04'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/407877/4375612 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Corning
Inventory numbers: ODOT 541044 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
NRHP 77001041 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27281 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007): 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: 36.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1951): 100