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C&BL Railroad Bridge

Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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Shot from near Bethlehem Steel Plant

On 271 bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 7/23/2011

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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.

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge that used to carry Conemaugh and Black Lick Railroad over Little Conemaugh River
Location
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status
Abandoned but tracks remain
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
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)
USGS topographic map
Johnstown
Inventory number
BH 49188 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
A & P Roberts Co. (12)
Abandoned (1,372)
Built 1886 (111)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Cambria County, Pennsylvania (51)
Conemaugh & Black Lick Railroad (2)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
 Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Pencoyd Iron Works (7)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Railroad (4,075)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • July 25, 2011: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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