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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 7/23/2011

Overview: Girder bridge over Industrial area on Pa 271, Locust St.
Location: Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1975
Builder: - Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Design: Riveted through plate girder. Center support is a steel bent with bracing all composed of built-up beams. Abutments are stone. A cantilevered sidewalk flanks the northeast side.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 57.1 ft.
Total length: 120.1 ft.
Deck width: 31.5 ft.
Also called: Lehigh Valley RR Mangement Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.34278, -78.88583 (decimal degrees)
40°20'34" N, 78°53'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/679565/4467948 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Johnstown
Inventory numbers: PA 11 0271 0270 2086 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 49183 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 42.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 5,421