Historic Bridges
of the United States
Ross Fording Road Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Octoraro Creek on Ross Fording Road
Location
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1885 by the Phoenix Bridge Co.
Builder
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Phoenix Bridge Co.
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 86.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.88167, -75.99333
(decimal degrees)
39°52'54" N, 75°59'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 15 3052 0010 0000
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000849
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30683
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2006)
147
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1885
(64)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(61)
Functionally obsolete
(5,033)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,539)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Phoenix Bridge Co.
(5)
Pony truss
(9,381)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
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