Letchworth Avenue Bridge Yardley, PA

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Letchworth Avenue Bridge -- August 28, 2010

Side view looking towards New Hope, PA

Photo taken by Raymond Klein in October 2010

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Facts 

Overview

Reconstructed pony truss bridge over Pennsylvania Canal on Letchworth Avenue in Yardley, PA

Location

Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1875; rehabilitated 1934; reconstructed 1997

Design

Pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.7 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.23833, -74.83167   (decimal degrees)
40°14'18" N, 74°49'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/514318/4454223 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Burlington, NJ

Inventory numbers

PA 09 7009 0020 0313 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 07483 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 41459 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 05/2008)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.5 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

200

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Update Log 

• September 30, 2012: Updated by Matt Lohry: Removed Street view--incorrect bridge, per comments
• September 28, 2012: New Street View added by Jodi Christman
• March 16, 2011: New photo from Doug Kerr
• October 19, 2010: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added two photos. Yardley, PA to name City and overview. USGS changed from Trenton West to Burlington, NJ

Sources 

• Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
• Doug Kerr
• Matt Lohry
• Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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