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Henszey's Bridge

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Overview
Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian walkway at Central Pennsylvania College
Location
Summerdale, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1869 as a two-span bridge at Slatington in Lehigh County; relocated 1900 to Wanamakers; closed to trafic 1987; moved to Central Pennsylvania College in 2002
Builders
- Continental Bridge Co. of Illinois (Contractor)
- Joseph G. Henszey (Design)
Design
Wrought-iron bowstring arch-truss
Dimensions
Span length: 93.0 ft.
Total length: 93.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Mosser's Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.30463, -76.93398   (decimal degrees)
40°18'17" N, 76°56'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/335646/4463363 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Harrisburg West
Inventory number
BH 44138 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Bowstring pony truss (122)
Bowstring truss (204)
Built 1869 (33)
Built during 1860s (224)
Continental Bridge Co. (8)
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (84)
HAER documented (784)
Joseph G. Henszey (2)
NR-listed (2,355)
Open to pedestrians (1,959)
 Owned by college (27)
Pennsylvania (3,045)
Pony truss (13,212)
Preserved (662)
Relocated (367)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,740)
Summerdale, Pennsylvania (1)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,812)
Truss (23,615)
Wrought iron (230)

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  • February 15, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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