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Rush's Mill Bridge

Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Overview
Iron pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on the Union Canal Trail
Location
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1869 over Perkiomen Creek; relocated and rehabilitated for pedestrian traffic in 1980
Builder
- Simon Dreibelbies
Design
Cast- and wrought-iron Howe pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.37323, -76.00745   (decimal degrees)
40°22'24" N, 76°00'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/414473/4469670 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Sinking Spring
Inventory number
BH 44139 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Berks County, Pennsylvania (66)
Built 1869 (33)
Built during 1860s (217)
Cast iron (52)
Golden Age of Iron Bridges (31)
HAER documented (782)
Howe pony truss (36)
Howe truss (249)
 Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by county (16,489)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Pony truss (13,217)
Preserved (652)
Relocated (365)
Simon Dreibelbies (1)
Truss (23,573)
Wrought iron (225)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-211 - Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring vicinity, Berks County, PA
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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