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Iron Bridge

Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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No reproduction of image for the purpose of resale or other publication without approval. Image for sale at www.laughlinpostcards.com by Tom Taylor

Clyde A. Laughlin via Tom Taylor

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Description 

Possibly replaced in 1973, but I suspect earlier than that. I have gathered this bridge is this location because of the writing on the postcard.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Lehman Run on Iron Bridge Road
Location
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Bridge the road is named after
Builder
- Possibly D.H Morrison / Columbia Bridge Works.
Design
Two span Vertical endpost Childs or Long pony truss with rolled members and stone abutments. Also note the trussed floor beams.
Also called
Lehman Run Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.03583, -77.64417   (decimal degrees)
40°02'09" N, 77°38'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/274398/4435084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roxbury
Inventory number
BH 52139 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Franklin County, Pennsylvania (122)
Lost (23,414)
Other pony truss (17)
Owned by county (20,316)
Pennsylvania (5,079)
Pony truss (15,899)
Possibly D.H Morrison / Columbia Bridge Works. (1)
Replaced by new bridge (15,636)
Truss (31,952)

Update Log 

  • July 4, 2019: Updated by Art Suckewer: added pic and truss type
  • April 21, 2012: Added by Jodi Christman

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Iron Bridge
Posted July 4, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Childs or Long pony truss is a real stretch. I have seen a few very early Pratt ponies with vertical endposts that used doubled diagonal members and counters in every panel.

No evidence that this has any correlation to Morrison or Columbia BW.

Iron Bridge
Posted July 4, 2019, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Upper cord cast iron?

Same builder?: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/franklin/paxton-run/

Iron Bridge
Posted July 4, 2019, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Interesting bridge. This strikes me as a Childs or Long truss which are normally associated with wooden covered structures. The rolled members and connections strike me as a Morrison/CBW structure. He had built wooden trusses however most known early Morrison designs involve bowstring or inverted bowstring designs.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Regards,

Art S.

Also, I have doubts about its location.