Design
Keller's Mill Covered Bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. The bridge is the only all white bridge in the county, the only bridge to have survived the transition from whitewashing to the red color commonly used in barns throughout the county. The bridge is not painted on the inside.
- Length: 62 feet (18.9 m) span and 74 feet (22.6 m) total length
- Width: 13 feet 2 inches (4.0 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
- Overhead clearance: 11 feet (3.4 m)
- Underclearance: 9 feet 8 inches (2.9 m)
Rebuilt in 2010
- Length: 72 feet (21.9 m) span and 74 feet (22.6 m) total length
- Width: 13.1 feet 2 inches (4.0 m) clear deck and 16 feet (5.1 m) total width
- Overhead clearance: 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m)
- Underclearance: 13 feet 8 inches (4.0 m)
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