Beaver Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Facts 

Overview

Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River

Location

Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to railroad traffic

History

Built 1910, replaced an earlier bridge built in 1890

Builders

- Albert Lucius
- Dravo Contracting Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Design

Cantilevered through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 769.0 ft.
Total length: 1,779.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.69311, -80.29103   (decimal degrees)
40°41'35" N, 80°17'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/559901/4504931 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Beaver

Inventory number

BH 42908 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 20, 2012: New photo from Bob Harris
• October 23, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
• July 23, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
• July 2, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson: Fixed status
• July 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• HAER PA-510 - Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, Ohio River Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, West of Beaver River, Beaver, Beaver County, PA
• Ian Anderson - macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
• Bob Harris - sigmacts [at] gmail [dot] com
• Bridgemapper.com - by Todd Wilson and Lauren Winkler

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