Parker Covered Bridge
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member HopeWeFindIt
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
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member CoveredBridgeGuy
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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girevik visited Parker Covered Bridge 05/10/2010 girevik visited it