Bridgehunter.com | BPRR - Colonel Drake Highway Overpass

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2009

BH Photo #136948

The rail was the old Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway.

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over PA36 or W. Mahoning Street on BR&P Railway Line in Punxsutawney
Location: Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
Railroads: - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O; BO)
- Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad (BPRR)
- Chessie System
Design: An incredible pinned Parker Truss that can't be missed!
Dimensions: Span length: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Also called: BPRR - Mahoning Street Overpass
BR&P - Colonel Drake Highway Overpass
BPRR - PA36 Overpass
BR&P - PA36 Overpass
BR&P -Mahoning Street Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.94223, -78.98260 (decimal degrees)
40°56'32" N, 78°58'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/669819/4534303 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Punxsutawney
Elevation: 1250 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: PA 33 0036 0250 0141 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 42303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)