Historic Bridges
of the United States
Lovejoy Covered Bridge
Oxford County
,
Maine
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Overview
Covered bridge over Ellis River on Covered Bridge Road
Location
Oxford County
,
Maine
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1868; rehabilitated 1984
Design
Covered Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1970
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.59356, -70.73331
(decimal degrees)
44°35'37" N, 70°43'60" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 19-09-01
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 70000057
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 19878
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
331
Categories
19th Century
(1,707)
Built 1868
(17)
Built during 1860s
(102)
Covered
(500)
Maine
(128)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,538)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Oxford County, Maine
(15)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,624)
Steel grate deck
(355)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Sources
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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