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Dunlap's Creek Bridge

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General View Looking North, Showing Western Half Of Bridge Span

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
Location
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1836-39; rehabilitated 1981
Builders
- Capt. Richard Delafield
- Keys & Searight
Design
Cast-iron arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02131, -79.88828   (decimal degrees)
40°01'17" N, 79°53'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/594864/4430568 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
California
Inventory numbers
PA 26 4003 0090 0502 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 78002398 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 16958 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30917 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 48.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
7,770

Update Log 

  • August 12, 2009: New photos from James Baughn
  • October 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-72 - Dunlap's Creek Bridge, Spanning Dunlap's Creek, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Wikipedia