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Overview

Photo taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt
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Old 422 Thru Truss

East end

Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2009

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Old 422 Thru Truss

east end

Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2009

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Old 422 Thru Truss

east end

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Old 422 Thru Truss

Interesting detail

Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2009

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Old 422 Thru Truss

Photo taken by Brian McKee in April 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Slippery Rock Creek on Old US 422
Location
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built ca. 1935
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 185.0 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.97133, -80.18176   (decimal degrees)
40°58'17" N, 80°10'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/568845/4535897 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1145 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Portersville
Inventory numbers
PA 37 7212 0741 1001 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31154 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.0 (out of 100)

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: adjusted coordinates, added elevation
  • April 10, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • December 18, 2006: Posted photo from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com