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Quaker Thru Truss

New bypass bridge on left

Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

Bridge was saved from demolition almost single-handedly by Nathan Clark, Jr. Note the finials on the top at the four corners.

Overview: Bypassed Through truss bridge over Little Shenango River on PA 4006 (Williamson Road)
Location: Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Status: Bypassed and open only to pedestrians. Very good condition!
History: Built 1898, bypassed approx 2006. Left in original location.
Builder: - James R. Gemmill of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 126.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.42590, -80.37379 (decimal degrees)
41°25'33" N, 80°22'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/552325/4586227 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Greenville East
Inventory numbers: PA 43 4006 0060 1994 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 43492 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31292 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Quaker Bridge

Posted August 6, 2010, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Curved floor-beams are very special

Quaker Bridge

Posted September 13, 2007, by Judy Nolin (jnolin2 [at] bellsouth [dot] net)

This bridge was designed and built by my great-grandfather, James R. Gemmill of Sharpsville, PA.

I had the pleasure of seeing it and walking on it last month.