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Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Branch Conococheague Creek on Railroad
Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status: Accidentally Collapsed
History: Collapsed during track removal ca 1981
Railroads: - Cumberland Valley Railroad (CVRR)
- Mercersburg Railway (MERV)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Penndel Co.
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Southern Pennsylvania Iron & Railway Co. (SPI&R)
- Southern Pennsylvania Railway & Mining Co. (SPR&M)
Design: Pratt deck truss
Also called: PC - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
PRR - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
CV - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
SPR&M - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
Penndel - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
SPI&R - Mercersburg Junction Deck Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.85803, -77.88547 (decimal degrees)
39°51'29" N, 77°53'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/253168/4415984 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 87275 (Bridgehunter.com ID)