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Quaker Bridge

Mercer County, Pennsylvania
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Quaker Thru Truss

New bypass bridge on left

Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

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Description 

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

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Facts 

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)

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
8-panel truss (253)
Built 1898 (164)
Built during 1890s (1,609)
Bypassed (121)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2010 (20)
James R. Gemmill (1)
Mercer County, Pennsylvania (37)
NR-listed (2,384)
Open to pedestrians (2,173)
 Owned by historical society (39)
Pennsylvania (3,163)
Pin-connected (1,684)
Pratt through truss (3,292)
Pratt truss (5,856)
Preserved (711)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,039)
Through truss (9,587)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,250)
Truss (24,153)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
  • May 16, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee

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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.