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College Avenue Bridge

Mercer County, Pennsylvania
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View Of East Elevation

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Shenango River on College Avenue (PA 18/58)
Location
Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1914 by the Canton Bridge Co.; replaced 1986
Builders
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Contractor)
- Hodge Manufacturing Co. (Railings)
- L.E. Burnside (County Engineer, bridge designer)
Design
Pin-connected Warren half-deck truss
Dimensions
Span length: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.40917, -80.38472   (decimal degrees)
41°24'33" N, 80°23'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/551424/4584362 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Greenville West
Inventory number
BH 49815 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Canton Bridge Co. (140)
Deck truss (955)
Greenville, Pennsylvania (2)
HAER documented (782)
Hodge Manufacturing Co. (1)
L.E. Burnside (1)
Lost (10,370)
Lost 1986 (43)
Lost during 1980s (436)
 Mercer County, Pennsylvania (36)
Owned by state (9,809)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Replaced by new bridge (7,139)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,574)
Warren deck truss (340)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER PA-83 - College Avenue Bridge, Pennsylvania Route 58/ Legislative Route 82 spanning Little Shenango River, Greenville, Mercer County, PA

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