West Hickory Bridge

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West Hickory Bridge

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BH Photo #277446

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 127
Location: Forest County, Pennsylvania
Status: Demolished and replaced in 2007.
History: Built 1896 by the Groton Bridge Co.
Builder: - Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 162.1 ft.
Total length: 694.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.56983, -79.40553 (decimal degrees)
41°34'11" N, 79°24'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/632938/4603244 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: West Hickory
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 900
Inventory numbers: PA 27 0127 0010 0445 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000835 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2009): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

January 23, 2023: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
March 4, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
July 22, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.

West Hickory Bridge

Posted March 11, 2008, by Jason Smith (JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net)

This bridge was demolished on 23 July, 2007 after a new bridge was constructed alongside it. Please refer to Nathan Holth's website: http://www.historicbridges.org/truss/hickory/index.htm

for more details.