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Little Conemaugh No. 3 Railroad Bridge

Cambria County, Pennsylvania
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Photo taken by Jodi Christman 7/22/201

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Description 

Ribbed stone work in the arches is unique.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Old Route 53 (Tunnel Street) and Little Conemaugh River on Norfolk Southern RR
Location
Summerhill, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built by the PRR
Builder
- William H. Brown (Chief Engineer)
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.37555, -78.75691   (decimal degrees)
40°22'32" N, 78°45'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/690424/4471856 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Geistown
Inventory number
BH 49385 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Arch (9,419)
Built 1887 (130)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Cambria County, Pennsylvania (51)
Deck arch (8,701)
 Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Stone arch (1,927)
Summerhill, Pennsylvania (1)
William H. Brown (7)

Update Log 

  • September 7, 2011: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • August 21, 2011: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

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

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