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Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge

Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Brian McKee in January 2009

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Overview
Kingpost through truss bridge over Aunt Clara's Fork of King's Creek on abandoned section at end of Ralston Rd.
Location
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Closed to traffic sometime after 1939, well maintained in 2008.
Design
Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 36.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Also called
WG Number 38-63-27
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44806, -80.50537   (decimal degrees)
40°26'53" N, 80°30'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/541944/4477606 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Weirton
Inventory number
BH 39910 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (966)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Covered (925)
Kingpost truss (90)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned privately (543)
 Pennsylvania (3,038)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
Truss (23,574)
Washington County, Pennsylvania (95)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2009: Added by Brian McKee

Sources 

  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Wikipedia

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