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Apollo Bridge

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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Apollo Bridge

Photo provided by Troy Bittinger

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on PA 66 in Apollo
Location
Apollo, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced with concrete bridge
History
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1978, replaced in 2003
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 704.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.58000, -79.57000   (decimal degrees)
40°34'48" N, 79°34'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/621027/4493117 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Vandergrift
Inventory numbers
PA 64 0066 0430 2085 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 31815 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Apollo, Pennsylvania (1)
Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Lost (10,356)
Lost 2003 (439)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Owned by state (9,807)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
 Pony truss (13,215)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,565)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,957)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (50)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • December 28, 2008: Updated by Brian McKee
  • December 17, 2008: Updated by Brian McKee

Sources 

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

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