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Church Street Bridge

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

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Church Street Bridge - View North Across Deck toward PA-653

Photo by Ian Martin

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BH Photo #289385

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX Keystone Subdivision on Church Street
Location
Garrett, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1919, rehabilitated 1955
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 78.0 ft.
Total length: 164.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.86372, -79.06221   (decimal degrees)
39°51'49" N, 79°03'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/665743/4414428 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Meyersdale
Inventory number
BH 61980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (529)
Brick road (15)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1919 (550)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
CSX Railroad (1,763)
Garrett, Pennsylvania (4)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,880)
Lost (28,382)
Lost 2011 (516)
 Lost during 2010s (3,599)
One-lane traffic (7,832)
Owned by township (3,276)
Pennsylvania (5,726)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Replaced by new bridge (19,300)
Somerset County, Pennsylvania (123)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Through girder (4,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2014: Updated by Ian Martin: Added details, noted that bridge has been replaced
  • July 26, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin

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