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LV - Connors Trestle

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

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LV - Connors Trestle

Photo from Industrial History blog

View this photo at industrialscenery.blogspot.com

BH Photo #454412

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss and deck plate girder bridge over Schuylkill River on Lehigh Valley Railroad - Pottsville Br.
Location
Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1890; removed 1953
Railroad
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
Design
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals and deck plate girder trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 1,350.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.64031, -76.18645   (decimal degrees)
40°38'25" N, 76°11'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/399675/4499505 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86335 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
Built 1890 (292)
Built during 1890s (3,192)
Deck girder (6,303)
Deck truss (1,925)
Girder (11,169)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (138)
Lost (28,468)
Lost 1953 (64)
Lost during 1950s (861)
 Pennsylvania (5,784)
Plate girder (8,724)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (103)
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania (9)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Truss (35,452)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (77)
Warren truss (7,001)

Update Log 

  • May 3, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • March 8, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type
  • August 16, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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