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Southern Pennsylvania Iron & Railroad Company Williamson Bridge

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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)

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

Comments 

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

Unique double-laced lower chord!