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Overview: Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road)
Location: Wyandot County, Ohio
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1873 by J.C. Davis; burned May 17, 1991; restored 1993
Design: Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 162.1 ft.
Total length: 171.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.90317, -83.24456 (decimal degrees)
40°54'11" N, 83°14'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/310946/4530433 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sycamore
Inventory numbers: ODOT 8834350 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-88-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001558 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28652 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 39.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1973): 100

Parker Covered Bridge

Posted July 4, 2007, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

6/24/07