7th Street Bridge

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7th Street circa 1915

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BH Photo #384922

Overview: Through truss bridge over NS Railroad on PA 4013 in Altoona
Location: Blair County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by new bridge.
History: Built 1912 by the Penn Bridge Co.
Builder: - Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway (A&LV)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 186.0 ft.
Total length: 215.9 ft.
Deck width: 31.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.51833, -78.39500 (decimal degrees)
40°31'06" N, 78°23'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/720683/4488550 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Altoona
Inventory numbers: PA 07 4013 0010 0911 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 30434 (Bridgehunter.com ID)