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Horse Valley Bridge

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Driving North

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

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BH Photo #176320

Map 

Description 

Rehab in 2009 included repairs to the bulging bridge walls and the arch barrels in each span, reconstruction of the bridge approaches, and installation of a waterproof membrane and scour protection. SOURCE PENNDOT Press Release 9/11/2009.

I also believe the bridge had work done in 1953 as JR Zeek's initials and the year are etched in the stone (included in one of my photos).

"Old Bridges of Franklin County" by Frederick Fleming Unger mentions length as 154 feet.

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Conodoguinet Creek on Sr 4004 (Upper Strasburg Road)
Location
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1825; Rehab 1953, 2009
Design
3 span stone arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 16.1 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1988
Also called
Conodoguinet Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.06611, -77.76167   (decimal degrees)
40°03'58" N, 77°45'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/264476/4438750 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fannettsburg
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
493
Inventory numbers
PA 28 4004 0170 0272 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000775 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 17571 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 46056 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,397)
Arch (12,662)
Built 1825 (12)
Built during 1820s (107)
Deck arch (11,898)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (127)
Functionally obsolete (5,820)
 NR-listed (3,014)
Open (40,969)
Owned by state (16,563)
Pennsylvania (5,810)
Span length under 25 feet (7,093)
Stone arch (3,285)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,576)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2020: New photo from Andrew Aliferis
  • April 11, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description, corrected register date
  • March 29, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added Nat Reg information
  • September 12, 2010: Updated by Jodi Christman: Renamed primary Name of bridge as I found it in National Register
  • September 6, 2010: Added by Jodi Christman

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