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Abraham Risser's Grist or Sawmill Bridge

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Abraham Risser's Grist of Sawmill Bridge

Photo from the Thomas G. Kipphorn Collection

BH Photo #533658

Map 

Street Views 

Description 

Some of this information from lostbridges.org

Facts 

Overview
Lost Other pony truss bridge over Conewago Creek on Prospect Road
Location
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1884 by George Hynika; Removed and replaced in 1945
Builder
- George Hynika
Design
Boxed pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.19520, -76.56780   (decimal degrees)
40°11'43" N, 76°34'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/366552/4450601 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98662 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,997)
Built 1884 (214)
Built during 1880s (2,271)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (148)
George Hynika (1)
Have street view (29,819)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (254)
Lost (29,866)
Lost 1945 (25)
 Lost during 1940s (567)
Other pony truss (41)
Pennsylvania (6,304)
Pony truss (17,211)
Replaced by new bridge (20,317)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,351)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,613)
Truss (36,642)

Update Log 

  • June 23, 2022: New Street View added by Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • June 22, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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