Eatonville Bridge
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Bowmans Creek Eatonville PA
STAFF PHOTO/JOSH SIEGEL The bridge across Bowman Creek in Eatonville was released from its earthbound service on Wednesday, April 29
Photo taken by STAFF PHOTO/JOSH SIEGEL wcexaminer.com
View this photo at wcexaminer.com
BH Photo #324162
Description
This historic bridge lost it's battle to uneducated locals along with help from PennDOT.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Bowmans Creek on TR 413
- Location
- Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Replaced by an ugly "MOB" pedestrian bridge.
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for replacement Summer 2015.
- History
- Built 1897; Needlessly scrapped 2015
- Design
- 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 107.0 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.5 ft.
- Also called
- Bowmans Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.51466, -75.96138 (decimal degrees)
41°30'53" N, 75°57'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/419778/4596338 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Tunkhannock
- Inventory numbers
- PA 65 7207 0413 0114 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 37324 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31840 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of May 2014)
- Overall condition: Poor
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- March 31, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
- April 3, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- May 7, 2015: New photo from Art Suckewer
- May 7, 2015: Updated by Luke: GPS fix
Sources
- Luke
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
- Dana and Kay Klein
Comments
art,i think I got this bridge confused with another bridge.i did go on the map and seen it where it was or is supposed to be.
This is what happens when listen to (and believe) consultants that have nothing but $$$ on their mind!
This is a beautiful location and would be better served with the historic bridge left in place... I shudder to think of the ghastly MOB that will likely take it's place!
They initially were going to PRESERVE this bridge as would have been logical and sensible, but they caved in to the Special Interests of the MOB Industry.
We have photodocumentation of the bridge here, although our narrative is outdated.
http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=pe...
Same bridge. Pin on map has been moved to correct location. Google Earth photographs frequently are several years old. If the paper says it what scrapped, I believe it.
Barry,
Are speaking about the same bridge? In the article I posted, it states the bridge was scrapped.
Regards,
Art S.
The bridge and the Township road are considerably south of the pin location. The bridge was still on Google Earth last night. By the looks of the approaches and the bridge itself, it had been abandoned for very many years.
thanks art for the information.another bridge gone.
George,
It was scrapped.
Regards,
Art S.
art,do you know if any work was done on this bridge?i looked on the map and cant even find it.
Missed this one:
Too bad they did as much work just to scrap it:
http://wcexaminer.com/news/eaton-twp-lifts-out-history-1.187...
does anyone know the current status of this structurally deficient bridge?please let me know.thanks.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/pa/wyoming/657207041301140/
The stupidity comes to its expected conclusion:
http://wnep.com/2015/11/13/new-pedestrian-bridge-in-wyoming-...