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Overview: Covered bridge over Fishing Creek on TR 409 in Bloomsburg
Location: Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1847; rehabilitated 2000
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.98133, -76.47267 (decimal degrees)
40°58'53" N, 76°28'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/376109/4537729 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Catawissa
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-19-33 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79003186 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 375