WNY&P - Oil Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #217321

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Authorized on June 17, 1862, the Eastern Coal Fields Branch (later renamed the Franklin Branch) was completed by 1864.

The bridge over Oil Creek at the Franklin Branch's eastern terminus was originally constructed by the A&GW. The four-span Pratt through truss was destroyed by a fire on November 4, 1890 and replaced by a two-span Pratt through truss in 1892.

A footpath adjacent to the railroad bridge was completed in 1929 at a cost of $4,335. It connected downtown to parking lots west of Oil Creek.

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad

Location

Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

Railroads

- Atlantic & Great Western Railway (A&GW)
- Erie Railroad (ERIE)
- Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad (WNYP)

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 140.0 ft.

Also called

A&GW - Oil Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.43259, -79.70948   (decimal degrees)
41°25'57" N, 79°42'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/607823/4587584 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Oil City

Inventory number

BH 49826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 28, 2017: Updated by Sherman Cahal: Text correction.
• February 28, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• April 1, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Erie Railroad", "Railroad"
• October 15, 2011: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER PA-63 - Erie Railway, Meadville Division, Bridge 33.14, Spanning mouth of Oil Creek, Oil City, Venango County, PA
• Sherman Cahal
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Oil Creek Bridge (Atlantic & Great Western Railway) - Bridges and Tunnels

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