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Lackawaxen Bridge at Prompton

Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Lackawaxen River Prompton PA

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt pony truss bridge over Lackawaxen river
Location
Prompton, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builders
- Columbia Bridge Co. of Dayton, Ohio
- Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio
Design
8-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.58187, -75.32398   (decimal degrees)
41°34'55" N, 75°19'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/472994/4603404 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83628 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,534)
Built 1885 (180)
Built during 1880s (1,987)
Columbia Bridge Co. of Dayton, Ohio (22)
Columbia Bridge Works (90)
Lost (24,604)
Pennsylvania (5,311)
 Pony truss (16,160)
Pratt pony truss (3,632)
Pratt truss (9,268)
Prompton, Pennsylvania (1)
Replaced by new bridge (16,486)
Truss (32,703)
Wayne County, Pennsylvania (47)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 25, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added build date and builder based on Melissa's research
  • January 24, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss detail info
  • November 26, 2018: New photo from Art Suckewer

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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Lackawaxen Bridge at Prompton
Posted January 23, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Not sure but the profile looks like CBW. In light of the Honesdale Main Street bridges being CBW, there is a reasonable possibility.

Regards,

Art S.