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Skinners Falls Bridge

Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and Sullivan County, New York

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in August 2007

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BH Photo #174231

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Delaware River on Skinners Falls Road (PA 1002)
Location
Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and Sullivan County, New York
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects
Possibly will be demolished in 2019-2020
History
Built 1902 by the American Bridge Co.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Pin-connected Baltimore through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 232.0 ft.
Total length: 466.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1988
Also called
Milanville Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.66944, -75.05889   (decimal degrees)
41°40'10" N, 75°03'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/495097/4613077 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Damascus
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
290
Inventory numbers
PA 63 1002 0230 0739 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 88002167 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 35588 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31800 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2015)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,250)
Baltimore through truss (284)
Baltimore truss (312)
Built 1902 (433)
Built during 1900s (6,434)
Closed (2,480)
Delaware River (52)
Doomed (1,049)
Have street view (23,544)
NR-listed (2,834)
New York (3,395)
One-lane traffic (7,486)
 Owned by state (14,049)
Pennsylvania (4,530)
Pin-connected (3,491)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,834)
State line crossing (750)
Sullivan County, New York (60)
Through truss (13,146)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,704)
Truss (29,814)
Wayne County, Pennsylvania (32)
Wooden deck (5,884)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2018: Updated by Amanda: Bridge is closed indefinitely and possibly will be demolished in 2019-2020
  • May 30, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • January 1, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 9, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • August 25, 2010: New photos from Doug Kerr

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Skinners Falls Bridge
Posted December 13, 2015, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

PENNDOT giveth and PENNDOT taketh away - CLOSED:

http://www.pahomepage.com/news/skinners-falls-bridge-in-wayn...

Skinners Falls Bridge
Posted October 25, 2012, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Also worth noting that PennDOT has triggered Section 106 with this bridge. The proposed undertaking is currently described as a rehabilitation project.

Skinners Falls Bridge
Posted October 25, 2012, by Rusty Hufnagel Pittsburgh Rigging (rustyhuf [at] gmail [dot] com)

Bridge is posted for a 7 ton weight limit Our crew will be rigging bridge for a safety inspection 10/29/12.... I will get some more pics for this site..........Rusty