Axe Handle Road Covered Bridge

Union County, Ohio

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Overview
Covered bridge over Little Darby Creek on Axe Handle Road (CR 87)
Location
Union County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1990
Design
Covered Partride through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.1 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Also called
Little Darby Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.11617, -83.42500   (decimal degrees)
40°06'58" N, 83°25'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/293343/4443469 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Plumwood
Inventory numbers
WGCB 35-80-04 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
ODOT 8032289 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
BH 28485 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1951)
100