Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bells Mill Bridge
Westmoreland County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Wooden bridge over Sewickley Creek
Location
Westmoreland County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1850; rehabilitated 1988
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.21917, -79.71028
(decimal degrees)
40°13'09" N, 79°42'37" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 64 7215 0970 5023
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31818
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 07/2004)
Superstructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 29.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
1,000
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Beam
(1,503)
Built 1850
(39)
Built during 1850s
(109)
Functionally obsolete
(5,033)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,541)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Timber stringer
(1,009)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,412)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
(23)
Wooden deck
(5,164)
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