Rating:
48726
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2 votes
EBT - Pogue Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 4/30/11
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BH Photo #198574
Description
EBT appointed Robert S. Seibert to President and General Manager. In an effort to revitalize the railroad Seibert contracted American Bridge Company to replace the wooden trestle with a steel one that would support standard-gauge equipment. He also upgraded all rails from 30 lb. rail to 60lb rail. (EBT is narrow gauge). SOURCE:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage Bridge and line have not been officially "abandoned" but have not been used by trains south of Orbisonia since 1956.
Facts
- Overview
- Inactive deck truss bridge over Aughwick Creek on East Broad Top RR
- Location
- Pogue, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Inactive
- History
- Built in 1904, this steel structure replaced a wooden trestle.
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Railroad
- - East Broad Top Railroad & Coal Co. (EBT)
- Design
- Warren Deck Truss
It consists of two 105 ft. main trusses and a 65 ft. deck girder on the southern side.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 275.0 ft.
- Also called
- EBT - Aughwick Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.21315, -77.92549 (decimal degrees)
40°12'47" N, 77°55'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/251040/4455520 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Orbisonia
- Inventory number
- BH 48726 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 24, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
- August 6, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- August 6, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added common name
- June 13, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: updated status
- May 2, 2011: New photos from Jodi Christman
- May 1, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added info from HAER
The railroad's new owners "East Broad Top Foundation" have cleared undergrowth and had the bridge inspected, plan to run trains across this bridge within two years.
their facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/ebtrr
doug langdon