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Little Pine Creek Bridge

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

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National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000738

Significance: The bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge, noteworthy for its modern method of construction, and unusual shape and design. The two ribs of the arch and the two small posts that transfer the weight of the deck to the ribs are very slender appearing to test the limits of building in this medium. Also significant is the elegant elliptical shape of the arch and the decorative concrete parapet, with a light, star-shaped design, rather decorative for a bridge of such a small size, and unique among concrete bridges of a similar dated in Pennsylvania. SOURCE: HAER http://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3550/

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Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over Little Pine Creek on PA 1026
Location
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1915; subsequent work 1969, replaced 1998
Builders
- G.A. Flink (Architect)
- John Elder
Design
Single-span, open spandrel, double ribbed reinforced concrete arch bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 44.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.15194, -76.29500   (decimal degrees)
41°09'07" N, 76°17'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/391337/4556432 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Stillwater
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
138
Inventory numbers
PA 19 1026 0030 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 40078 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 41527 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2016)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Arch (11,468)
Built 1915 (1,169)
Built during 1910s (9,210)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,750)
Columbia County, Pennsylvania (58)
Deck arch (10,717)
Formerly NR-listed (127)
G.A. Flink (4)
John Elder (1)
 Lost (21,664)
Lost 1998 (399)
Lost during 1990s (3,832)
Pennsylvania (4,875)
Replaced by new bridge (14,357)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,847)
Structurally deficient (16,422)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,654)

Update Log 

  • March 3, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • December 27, 2010: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description & builder, corrected measurements

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