Rating:
No votes cast

Fairview Avenue Bridge

Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Share:

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Lackawanna Rail Authority on Fairview Aveneu (PA 4007) in Mount Pocono
Location
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Status
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built 1922; replaced 2004
Design
Three-span double-intersection Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 143.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.11389, -75.36750   (decimal degrees)
41°06'50" N, 75°22'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/469145/4551465 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mount Pocono
Inventory numbers
PA 45 4007 0050 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 42585 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31317 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1922 (479)
Built during 1920s (7,245)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (135)
Double-intersection Warren truss (233)
Formerly NR-eligible (291)
HAER documented (801)
Lost (11,123)
Lost 2004 (417)
 Lost during 2000s (3,156)
Monroe County, Pennsylvania (24)
Owned by state (10,151)
Pennsylvania (3,163)
Pony truss (13,351)
Replaced by new bridge (7,613)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,250)
Truss (24,150)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • HAER PA-431 - Mount Pocono Bridge, Fairview Avenue, over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Mount Pocono, Monroe County, PA

Comments 

Post a comment here Contact webmaster