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Connellsville Suspension Bridge

Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

This would seem to be the west end of the bridge, since the contributing road to the bridge is Crawford Avenue on the east side, which doesn't appear here.

BH Photo #373749

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Suspension bridge over Youghiogheny River on Crawford Avenue
Location
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1861; Replaced 1905
Design
Suspension
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01756, -79.59247   (decimal degrees)
40°01'03" N, 79°35'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/620117/4430654 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Connellsville
Inventory number
BH 68336 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,639)
Built 1861 (29)
Built during 1860s (523)
Connellsville, Pennsylvania (6)
Fayette County, Pennsylvania (84)
Lost (25,071)
 Lost 1905 (30)
Lost during 1900s (321)
Owned by city (5,501)
Pennsylvania (5,334)
Replaced by new bridge (16,855)
Suspension (714)

Update Log 

  • December 25, 2016: New photos from Mike Piontka
  • July 6, 2015: Added by Luke

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Connellsville Suspension Bridge
Posted October 16, 2018, by Bill (Greenejct [at] gmail [dot] com)

1st Photo of suspension bridge is looking "west" towards New Haven, the former name of the westside of Connellsville, PA. Crawford Ave. or Main St. is behind the photographer.

Connellsville Suspension Bridge
Posted November 13, 2016, by Mike Piontka (Spginc [at] comcast [dot] net)

I'm not sure of date of photo, but this is a view looking toward Connellsville from the west side.