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Some Notes on the Dimensions of the Original Coventry Bridge

  • Named: "Orne Bridge"on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Length: 86 feet
  • Width: 15 feet 10 inches (inside clearance)
  • Portal Height: 11 feet 9 inches
  • Capacity: 4.5 Ton
  • The Paddleford Truss: king posts - 8x9 (15/truss), braces - 6x8, counter braces - 4x6.
  • Deck: deck beams - 9x13, deck sheathing - 2x6 nail laminate, running planks - 3x8
  • Roofing: metal, green, standing seam, 12 inch gable-end overhang.
  • Gable construction: 45 inch overhang each end of bridge supported on corbels; vertical planking, rounded portal and filets from corbel-ends to eaves, trimmed with white-painted wood molding; sign - "Strictly No Trucks Allowed Per Order of Selectmen."
  • Siding: vertical planked; north side planking extends to within 8 feet of eaves, south side planking to within 22 inches of eaves

 

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