View from a distance
This photo was taken by Jay Babin from behind the Wal-Mart
BH Photo #102456
We all know in PA this bridge would have been blown to pieces, then halfway through the construction of the new UCEB PennDOT would have run out of money or some other problem would have arose.
What was done here, literally chopping off a portion of the truss to accommodate a new interchange, has to be one of the most creative fixes ever, not to mention a good use of available money.
Murray Baker was one of the founders of Caterpillar, the farm equipment company.
Can someone tell me who Murray Baker was and why he has a bridge named after him???
Hello,
I am trying to locate a nice picture of the Murray Baker Bridge. Do you have one in your archives? I would especially like one of the new rennovated bridge.
Thanks,
Dale
Getting out the dynamite solves nothing unless the bridge is unsavable. Pennsylvania, and in some cases Missouri, rabid UCEB roll really stinks. Reconfiguring a truss such as in the case with this bridge, I strongly agree, is the feasable thing to do. This truss is a very handsome bridge indeed.