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PSR- Sprankle Mills Trestle

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

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PSR- Sprankle Mills Trestle

Locomotives from the Mountain Laurel RR head up a Pittsburg & Shawmut train across the Sprankle Mills Trestle in March 1992

Photo taken by Mark S. Wurst, used with permission

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BH Photo #407668

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Big Run and Mottern Road on former Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad
Location
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Railroad
- Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad (PSR)
Design
Deck plate girder trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 1,478.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.99609, -79.10529   (decimal degrees)
40°59'46" N, 79°06'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/659361/4540051 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Valier
Inventory number
BH 78974 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,744)
Built during 1910s (9,727)
Deck girder (5,867)
Girder (10,434)
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (53)
Pennsylvania (5,372)
Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad (16)
Plate girder (8,094)
Railroad (15,787)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,897)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2017: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • October 23, 2017: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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PSR- Sprankle Mills Trestle
Posted April 6, 2021, by TimothyJ (Teckman75 [at] gmail [dot] com )

Very curious as to when this was completed and put into service, and when it was officially shut down. Also is there any plans to remove the trestle?