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Photo taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt

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Restoration completed

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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100th birthday of the Model T

Photo taken by Anthony Dillon in July 2008

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Overview: Covered bridge over Prices Creek on TR 436 (Price Road)
Location: Preble County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1894 by Everett S. Sherman; rehabilitated 1973, and 2008
Builder: - E.S. Sherman
Design: Covered Childs through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 94.2 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.84333, -84.59700 (decimal degrees)
39°50'36" N, 84°35'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/705598/4413132 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lewisburg
Inventory numbers: ODOT 6830072 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-68-13 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001528 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28262 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 22.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1973): 50

Geeting Covered Bridge

Posted October 30, 2007, by Bill Eichelberger (wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Photo taken in 1987 by Bill Eichelberger