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Overview: Through truss bridge over Monongahela River in West Brownsville
Location: West Brownsville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1987
Builders: - Crossan Construction Co.
- Fort Pitt Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 20-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 520.0 ft.
Total length: 944.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02333, -79.89167 (decimal degrees)
40°01'24" N, 79°53'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/594575/4430935 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: California
Inventory numbers: PA 62 2067 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88000834 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 35024 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31771 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2009): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 2,749

HAER PA-472 - Old Brownsville Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River & Water Street at State Route 2067, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA
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