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Hays Bridge

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Heading west on Anderson Rd.

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

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BH Photo #176913

Map 

Description 

According to Frederick Fleming Unger in "Old Bridges of Franklin County" this bridge is actually 174' in length and 15' wide. It was rebuilt in 1928 by John Graham of Cove Gap, PA.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over West Branch Conocoheague Creek on Anderson Road
Location
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1820; rebuilt 1928; rehabilitated 1974
Design
Double stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 83.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Also called
Anderson Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.78833, -77.85333   (decimal degrees)
39°47'18" N, 77°51'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/255671/4408159 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Williamson
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
150
Inventory numbers
PA 28 7209 0328 3128 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 17694 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30939 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39.4 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Arch (12,662)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1820 (9)
Built during 1820s (107)
Deck arch (11,898)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (127)
One-lane traffic (7,837)
 Open (40,969)
Owned by county (21,612)
Pennsylvania (5,810)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,225)
Stone arch (3,285)
Structurally deficient (12,878)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,794)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Changed name and added details
  • September 11, 2010: New photos from Jodi Christman

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