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Spring Creek Bridge

Elk County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #217421

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Spring Creek on TR 301
Location
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished
Future prospects
Demolished July 17, 2012. Replacement slab of concrete under construction.
History
Built 1898; rehabilitated 1997
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
River Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.40058, -78.93288   (decimal degrees)
41°24'02" N, 78°55'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/672795/4585288 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hallton
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
50
Inventory numbers
PA 24 7210 0301 0005 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 15759 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30891 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1898 (304)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Elk County, Pennsylvania (42)
HAER documented (1,106)
Lost (24,750)
Lost 2012 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,284)
NR-eligible (4,053)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
 Owned by township (2,706)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,223)
Through truss (15,076)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,921)
Truss (32,800)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • July 17, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished.
  • December 13, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added categories "HAER documented", "Pin-connected"
  • October 16, 2011: Photos imported by James Baughn
  • November 8, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Tweaked technical facts.

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