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Chandler Mill Bridge

Photo taken by smallerbones March 4, 2010

License: Public domain: Released by author

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Branch Red Clay Creek on Chandler Mill Road
Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: A large group is trying save this bridge from demolition.
History: Built 1910
Builders: - George Dole, Cont.
- N.R. Rambo GO Eng.
Design: Single span through plate girder seated on stone abutments.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 46.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 2010
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.81148, -75.71334 (decimal degrees)
39°48'41" N, 75°42'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/438941/4407077 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kennett Square
Inventory numbers: NRHP 09001213 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PA 15 7015 0408 0236 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 10681 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 43907 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2009): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 849

Nathan Holth
Chandler Mill Bridge gets spot on National Register of Historic Places - Kennett Paper, Jan. 14, 2010
Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth