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Petroleum Center Bridge

Venango County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #108760

Map 

Description 

Originally, one could only cross Oil Creek by ferry or by fording the creek. In 1865, the Maple Shade and Central Petroleum Oil Companies built a toll bridge. The two companies owned land on each side of the creek.

Facts 

Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on Petroleum Center Road
Location
Venango County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Builder
- Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 115.0 ft.
Total length: 238.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Eagle Rock Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.51655, -79.68263   (decimal degrees)
41°30'60" N, 79°40'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/609924/4596939 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Titusville South
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
76
Inventory numbers
PA 60 1004 0010 0196 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 33770 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31717 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (6,886)
Bridgemapper.com (1,326)
Built 1884 (161)
Built during 1880s (1,837)
Morse Bridge Co. (31)
NR-eligible (4,016)
One-lane traffic (7,535)
Open (38,219)
Owned by state (15,132)
Pedimented portal bracing (58)
 Pennsylvania (4,924)
Pin-connected (3,697)
Pratt through truss (5,006)
Pratt truss (8,741)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,230)
Structurally deficient (15,850)
Through truss (14,046)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,061)
Truss (31,237)
Venango County, Pennsylvania (67)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • December 2, 2017: New photos from Brian Manville
  • October 18, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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