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JVRR - Lewistown Branch Railroad Bridge

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

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Lewistown Branch Railroad Bridge

From nearby highway bridge looking downstream

Photo taken by Alexander D. Mitchell IV in May 2013

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BH Photo #254561

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Through girder railroad bridge over Juniata River on Juniata Valley Railroad
Location
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Status
In use by trains 1-3 times a week
History
At least the third bridge at the site, replacing a through truss bridge (washed out 1889) and a predecessor covered bridge (blown down by windstorm). Three piers from original four-span covered bridge are in use for modern bridge
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Juniata Valley Railroad (JVRR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Pony/through girder
Also called
Sunbury & Lewistown RR Juniata River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.59374, -77.57630   (decimal degrees)
40°35'37" N, 77°34'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/281992/4496849 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lewistown
Inventory number
BH 49760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Conrail (1,559)
Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,957)
Juniata Valley Railroad (2)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania (9)
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (37)
Open (39,897)
 Owned by railroad (12,432)
Penn Central Railroad (1,350)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
Pennsylvania Railroad (885)
Railroad (15,438)
Through girder (3,813)

Update Log 

  • May 27, 2013: New photos from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • April 11, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Changed name, fixed numerous errors in listing, added additional history and details
  • October 11, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Corrected mistypes
  • October 5, 2011: Added by Daniel Hopkins

Sources 

  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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