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Overview: Covered bridge over Pequea Creek on Breneman Road
Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1871
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 92.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Strasburg Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.96058, -76.23458 (decimal degrees)
39°57'38" N, 76°14'04" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/394554/4424112 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Quarryville
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-36-23 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003535 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PA 36 7240 0498 1508 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31102 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 18.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 400