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NS - PA747 Overpass

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 4/30/11

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BH Photo #198663

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Rt. 747 on NS
Location
Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906 by Pennsylvania Railroad
Builders
- A.C. Shand (Chief Engineer)
- Drake & Stratton Co. of New York City, New York & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Contractor)
- F.M. Sawyer (Asst. Engineer)
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Span length: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 59.1 ft.
Also called
PRR PA747 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.38750, -77.88245   (decimal degrees)
40°23'15" N, 77°52'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/255335/4474756 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Union
Inventory numbers
PA 31 0522 0450 0986 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 41596 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A.C. Shand (3)
Arch (12,157)
Built 1906 (624)
Built during 1900s (7,252)
Deck arch (11,394)
Drake & Stratton Co. (7)
F.M. Sawyer (1)
Have street view (27,060)
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (68)
Mount Union, Pennsylvania (3)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,948)
Open (39,975)
Owned by railroad (12,497)
Pennsylvania (5,334)
Pennsylvania Railroad (903)
Railroad (15,600)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Stone arch (3,072)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected a builder
  • May 2, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Corrected crossing, added builder
  • February 6, 2011: New Street View added by Jodi Christman

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