Historic Bridges
of the United States
South Branch Tunkhannock Creek Bridge
Lackawanna County
,
Pennsylvania
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Facts
Overview
Through truss bridge over South Branch Tunkhannock Creek on TR 439
Location
Lackawanna County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1885 by the King Iron Bridge Co.
Builder
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King Bridge Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 74.2 ft.
Total length: 77.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55833, -75.72000
(decimal degrees)
41°33'30" N, 75°43'12" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 35 7202 0439 0101
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31070
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 04/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Critical
(2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Critical
(2 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.5
(out of 100)
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1885
(64)
Built during 1880s
(477)
Closed
(1,297)
King Bridge Co.
(43)
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
(17)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Pratt truss
(1,381)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,624)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
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