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Lewistown Road Bridge (2nd)

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Juniata River on State Route 103
Location
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1924 to replace truss bridge, replaced by modern bridge 1989.
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 760.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.59385, -77.57754   (decimal degrees)
40°35'38" N, 77°34'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/281888/4496866 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lewistown
Inventory number
BH 57395 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,104)
Built 1924 (745)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Deck arch (11,343)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania (9)
Lost (24,760)
Lost 1989 (181)
 Lost during 1980s (1,375)
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (37)
Open-spandrel arch (760)
Pennsylvania (5,319)
Replaced by new bridge (16,598)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)

Update Log 

  • July 29, 2013: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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Lewistown Road Bridge (2nd)
Posted August 23, 2016, by Janice (Jan [at] bobevansagencynj [dot] com)

What happened to the glorious yellow Victorian house that stood just where the new bridge was built? Did anyone save it?