Dunbar Bridge
Photos
Raccoon Creek-Harmon Creek Rd. Bridge
3/4 View
Photo taken by Brian McKee in January 2009
BH Photo #133421
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Raccoon Creek on TR 843
- Location
- Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Demolished for no reason.
- History
- Built 1889
- Design
- Pin-connected, half-hip Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.40500, -80.36500 (decimal degrees)
40°24'18" N, 80°21'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/553882/4472903 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Clinton
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 15
- Inventory numbers
- PA 62 7224 0843 4020 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 35334 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31781 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2017)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- February 7, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: Demolished for no reason.
- February 15, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
Sources
- Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
- Todd Wilson
- Nathan Holth
Comments
Robert: Its like you read my emails today, as I indeed referenced the Book Bridge to PennDOT and the importance of its preservation in light of these losses!
Nathan:
Hopefully, the Book Bridge is safe. As you say, the demolition of these two structures really does illustrate the need to get these bridges marketed successfully. I also feel the same way about abandoned bridges that are in danger of collapse - whether relocated or restored in place.
Robert: I immediately contacted PennDOT Cultural Resources when I learned of this, and this bridge was demolished without their knowledge either, which has led to a discussion of the need to try to market these bridges for reuse before such horrific actions are unleashed.
Its little brother also got bulldozed: http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=pe...
This bridge had multiple unusual features. This is a significant loss.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/pa/washington/627224084340200/
Well, I am glad that someone is advocating for it.