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Western Maryland Railway Bridge

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over W.Md.Rr, Csx, Chessie on Kriner Road
Location
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1940
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called
Chessie Railroad Bridge
CSX Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.90588, -77.65056   (decimal degrees)
39°54'21" N, 77°39'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/273424/4420674 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chambersburg
Inventory numbers
PA 28 7204 0489 5051 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 46391 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1940 (1,116)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (127)
Girder (11,169)
Lost (28,446)
Lost 2001 (467)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
 Owned by railroad (13,494)
Pennsylvania (5,773)
Railroad (16,455)
Replaced by new bridge (19,347)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,218)
Structurally deficient (12,885)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,498)

Update Log 

  • October 23, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Status, date
  • October 2, 2010: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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