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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2009

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Conrail Mainline on Buffenmeyer Road
Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1994
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 92.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.31167, -79.46000 (decimal degrees)
40°18'42" N, 79°27'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/630856/4463488 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Latrobe
Inventory numbers: PA 64 7217 0699 8317 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 36969 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2009): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 38.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 200