Wanich Covered Bridge 38-19-18

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Portal Photo taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

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Inside Photo taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 View high-res version

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Interior Trusses Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 View high-res version

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Little Fishing Creek on Covered Bridge Drive

Location

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1884 by George Russel Jr.

Design

Covered Burr arch-truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.2 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.03967, -76.48283   (decimal degrees)
41°02'23" N, 76°28'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/375364/4544219 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Bloomsburg

Inventory numbers

WGCB 38-19-18 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79003195 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30772 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2009)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

100

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 25, 2010: Updated by Brian McKee: Added World Guide Number to Title, and a few pictures
• November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
• Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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