Historic Bridges
of the United States
Amtrak Bridge
Lancaster County
,
Pennsylvania
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Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Amtrak on PA 772 in Mount Joy
Location
Mt. Joy
,
Lancaster County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
GONE
History
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1960 Replaced in ????
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 31.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.10987, -76.50717
(decimal degrees)
40°06'36" N, 76°30'26" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/371551/4441039
(zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
PA 36 0772 0100 2228
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31074
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2008)
6,696
Categories
19th Century
(2,541)
Built 1896
(103)
Built during 1890s
(1,058)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(80)
Lost
(6,201)
Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania
(1)
NR-eligible
(2,768)
Owned by state
(7,026)
Pennsylvania
(2,249)
Pony truss
(11,789)
Pratt pony truss
(1,060)
Pratt truss
(2,443)
Replaced by new bridge
(4,008)
Skewed
(3,683)
Structurally deficient
(14,984)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,937)
Truss
(19,464)
Update Log
April 29, 2009: Updated by Brian McKee
Sources
Brian McKee -
bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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