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Mount Union Bridge

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
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Looking south

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in April 30, 2011

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Croghan Pike (522) and Juniata River on Norfolk Southern (former PRR)
Location
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906 Stone Arch
Builders
- Alexander C. Shand (Chief Engineer)
- Eyre Shoemaker (Builder)
- F.B. Temple (Assistant Engineer)
Design
This bridge has six segmental arch spans, each 100' long and 58' wide. The center pier's width was increased 20' making it 8' wider than the others which balances the classic aesthetic rules by giving it an easily identifiable center.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 600.0 ft.
Deck width: 58.0 ft.
Also called
Pennsylvania Railroad Mount Union Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.38396, -77.87340   (decimal degrees)
40°23'02" N, 77°52'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/256090/4474338 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Newton Hamilton
Inventory number
BH 48732 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alexander C. Shand (1)
Arch (9,420)
Built 1906 (360)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Eyre Shoemaker (1)
F.B. Temple (1)
HAER documented (782)
 Have street view (9,908)
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (53)
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (21)
Open (28,320)
Owned by railroad (4,052)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)

Update Log 

  • April 14, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added category "HAER documented"
  • May 3, 2011: Added by Jodi Christman

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