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Neshannock Creek Bridge

Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2006

BH Photo #404964

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Neshannock Creek on PA 2004 (Milburn Road)
Location
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built ca. 1880 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.16710, -80.21466   (decimal degrees)
41°10'02" N, 80°12'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/565881/4557604 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mercer
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
267
Inventory numbers
PA 43 2004 0010 1162 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 44280 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31290 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2015)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.3 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (6,493)
Bridgemapper.com (1,326)
Built during 1880s (1,721)
Lost (20,113)
Lost 2007 (272)
Lost during 2000s (3,805)
Mercer County, Pennsylvania (63)
NR-eligible (3,986)
Owned by state (14,470)
Pennsylvania (4,656)
 Pratt through truss (4,736)
Pratt truss (8,255)
Replaced by new bridge (13,299)
Skewed (4,798)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,015)
Through truss (13,293)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,177)
Truss (30,072)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (294)

Update Log 

  • July 3, 2018: New photos from Janis Ford
  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge has been replaced.

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Neshannock Creek Bridge
Posted June 8, 2009, by Janis Ford (jford3 [at] columbus [dot] rr [dot] com)

6/4/09 The historic bridge is gone. However, there is a nifty old mill on the East side of Old Mercer Rd at the junction with Smith Rd very near the GPS coordinates from this site.