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West Middlesex Bridge

Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

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BH Photo #165769

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over Shenango River on PA 318 in West Middlesex
Location
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished
History
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1982
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 202.1 ft.
Total length: 717.9 ft.
Deck width: 26.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.17249, -80.45940   (decimal degrees)
41°10'21" N, 80°27'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/545346/4558046 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sharon East
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
5,447
Inventory numbers
PA 43 0318 0060 1201 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 25856 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31297 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2016)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 29 (out of 100)
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Span length 175-250 feet (1,849)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,590)
Truss (30,168)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished.
  • May 3, 2014: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • May 18, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee

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West Middlesex Bridge
Posted June 11, 2018, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Demolished. http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/wm-viaduct-on-it...