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Penns Creek Selinsgrove Bridge
Description
Replaced 1943 by http://bridgehunter.com/pa/snyder/penns-creek-522/; built on east-west site marked on map; second location was upstream from old site and downstream from present bridge. Abutments remain at second location. South span collapsed in 1943 after being struck by bulldozer on trailer, necessitating replacement.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Penns Creek on Susquehanna Trail (later US 11/15)
- Location
- Snyder County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1905 for $65,000; moved about 1/4 mile north 1928; replaced 1941
- Builder
- - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Design
- Through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.80940, -76.85514 (decimal degrees)
40°48'34" N, 76°51'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/343527/4519255 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Sunbury
- Inventory number
- BH 72834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 5, 2020: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: added photo and more history
- December 26, 2018: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- July 18, 2016: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Related Bridges
- Penns Creek US 522 Bridge (Successor) - Built slightly upstream
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