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Bells Landing Historic Plaque

Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

Overview: Through truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on PA 3005
Location: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Status: Demolished and replaced.
History: Built 1892 by the King Bridge Co.
Builder: - King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 196.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.91072, -78.64731 (decimal degrees)
40°54'39" N, 78°38'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/698139/4531510 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Mahaffey
Inventory numbers: PA 17 3005 0350 0667 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000846 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30711 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 1.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 265

December 16, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
July 22, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.

Bells Landing Bridge

Posted June 16, 2009, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

6/7/09 - Just missed seeing it. Construction still in progress on replacement bridge.