Masontown Bridge

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West end

Photo taken by James Baughn in August 2009

BH Photo #145124

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the Monogahela River on PA 21 in Masontown
Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Greene County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1993
Builders: - Ferris Bridge/Engineering Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Independent Bridge Co.
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 401.9 ft.
Total length: 1,457.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.85333, -79.92833 (decimal degrees)
39°51'12" N, 79°55'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/591673/4412028 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Masontown
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 7,390
Inventory numbers: PA 26 0021 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 30920 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2008): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 29.5 (out of 100)
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