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Bridge Street Bridge

Erie County, Pennsylvania
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Photos 

View Of Bridge, Looking West-Southwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little French Creek on Bridge Street
Location
Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1897 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.89694, -79.83528   (decimal degrees)
41°53'49" N, 79°50'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/596615/4638989 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Union City
Inventory number
BH 49823 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1897 (130)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Erie County, Pennsylvania (28)
HAER documented (782)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1985 (37)
Lost during 1980s (436)
Owned by state (9,810)
 Pennsylvania (3,038)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)
Truss (23,575)
Union City, Pennsylvania (1)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-91 - Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Little French Creek at Bridge Street, Union City, Erie County, PA

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