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Dravosburg Bridge - Older

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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Dravosburg Bridge - Older

The Daily Republican: July 16 1889

BH Photo #452159

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Monogahela River
Location
Dravosburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge 1951
History
Built 1889
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Pennsylvania through truss (Camelback format)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.34516, -79.88546   (decimal degrees)
40°20'43" N, 79°53'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/594657/4466663 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85915 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (446)
Built 1889 (258)
Built during 1880s (2,174)
Dravosburg, Pennsylvania (5)
Glassport, Pennsylvania (2)
Keystone Bridge Co. (75)
Lost (28,527)
Lost 1951 (67)
 Lost during 1950s (867)
McKeesport, Pennsylvania (11)
Owned by county (21,612)
Pennsylvania (5,808)
Pennsylvania truss (578)
Replaced by new bridge (19,402)
Through truss (16,814)
Truss (35,498)

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • July 14, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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