Historic Bridges of the U.S. | West Hickory Bridge

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 127
Location: Forest County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1896 by the Groton Bridge Co.
Builder: - Groton Bridge Co.
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")
Inventory numbers: PA 27 0127 0010 0445 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000835 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2005): 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: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 924

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.