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Southern Pennsylvania Iron & Railroad Company Williamson Bridge

Franklin County, Pennsylvania
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9/11/10

From west shore; overgrown

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

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Overview
Abandoned Through truss bridge over Back Creek on former Southern Pennsylvania Iron & Railroad Company
Location
Williamson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Abandoned
History
This iron truss replaced a trestle.
Design
Riveted, pin-connected Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.85138, -77.79813   (decimal degrees)
39°51'05" N, 77°47'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/260618/4415009 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Williamson
Inventory number
BH 46274 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Abandoned (1,371)
Built 1893 (121)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Cumberland Valley Railroad (7)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (107)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Railroad (4,070)
Southern Pennsylvania Iron & Railway Co. (3)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,566)
Williamson, Pennsylvania (1)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added date and fact on history.
  • April 10, 2011: New photo from Jodi Christman
  • April 9, 2011: New photos from Jodi Christman
  • February 19, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Replaced railroad name
  • September 19, 2010: Added by Jodi Christman

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Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
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Southern PA Iron & Railway Company Bridge
Posted April 9, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Unique double-laced lower chord!