Historic Bridges
of the United States
Petroleum Center Bridge
Venango County
,
Pennsylvania
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Photos taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt
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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Oil Creek on PA 1004 (Eagle Rock Road)
Location
Venango County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1884 by the Morse Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1984
Builder
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Morse Bridge Co.
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")
Inventory numbers
PA 60 1004 0010 0196
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31717
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
181
Categories
19th Century
(1,760)
Built 1884
(51)
Built during 1880s
(491)
Morse Bridge Co.
(7)
NR-eligible
(2,571)
One-lane traffic
(305)
Open
(21,663)
Owned by state
(6,563)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Pratt truss
(1,454)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,271)
Through truss
(5,275)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,789)
Truss
(15,829)
Venango County, Pennsylvania
(17)
Update Log
October 18, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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