Parker Covered Bridge
N 40° 54.176 W 083° 14.670
17T E 310950 N 4530407
A nice little bridge we discovered while out geocaching. Sorry about the single photo...we were expecting to come home and log an existing waymark. Local legend has it the bridge is haunted....who knows?
Waymark Code: WM8JQR
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
Views: 14
Current Condition of Bridge: Good. Open to vehicle traffic.
Description of Covered Bridge: Information copied from Bridgehunter.com http://bridgehunter.com/oh/wyandot/parker/
Overview
Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road)
LocationWyandot 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 on March 31, 1975
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 08/2008)
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
Year Built: 1873
Parking (If not at the bridge):: Available nearby
Location (Road - City - State - Country): Crane Road - Wyandot County - Ohio - USA
Web Address: Not listed
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