Rating:
49188
{92}%
3 votes
C&BL - Little Conemaugh River Bridge
Photos
Shot from near Bethlehem Steel Plant
On 271 bridge
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 7/23/2011
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BH Photo #205386
Description
Interesting note on builder/fabricator: The Fabricator for the Iron was Pencoyd Iron Works, Pencoyd, PA. The A&P Roberts Company was formed in 1852 with a foundry in Pencoyd, PA. In 1859 a Bridge Company was formed under A&P Roberts as they realized the soft wrought iron could be used for railroad axles and bridge parts. The Company was acquired by JP Morgan U.S. Steel in 1902 and became American Bridge Company. The company continued to build bridges under American Bridge Company name until the end of World War II when it closed.
Facts
- Overview
- Parker through truss bridge that used to carry Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad over Little Conemaugh River
- Location
- Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1886 by A&P Roberts Company / Pencoyd Iron Works
- Builders
- - A & P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
- Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
- Railroad
- - Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad (C&BL)
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.33313, -78.90068 (decimal degrees)
40°19'59" N, 78°54'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/678330/4466847 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Johnstown
- Inventory number
- BH 49188 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 11, 2014: New Street View added by Dave King
- July 25, 2011: Added by Jodi Christman
thanks joe.i could have sworn i saw that this bridge was abandoned.anyway thanks for the information.