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Overview

Photos taken 2004 by Gregory S. Hamilton
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Side view

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Portal

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Pier

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Little Muskingum River on Township Road 34
Location
Washington County, Ohio
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1879 by Rolla Merydith; rehabilitated 1998
Builder
- Rolla Merydith
Design
Covered Long through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 164.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Gallagher Ford Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.51050, -81.25033   (decimal degrees)
39°30'38" N, 81°15'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/478479/4373459 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Dalzell
Inventory numbers
ODOT 8433720 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-84-27 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 76001545 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28554 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1979)
40

Categories 

19th Century (2,074)
Built 1879 (26)
Built during 1870s (313)
Covered (564)
Long truss (7)
NR-listed (1,569)
Ohio (1,682)
One-lane traffic (6,990)
Open (22,301)
Owned by county (14,359)
Rolla Merydith (3)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,045)
Structurally deficient (12,077)
Through truss (5,560)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,737)
Truss (16,277)
Washington County, Ohio (24)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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