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Seitzville Road Bridge

York County, Pennsylvania
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FROM THE 1996-2001 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC BRIDGE SURVEY: The 1 span, 42'-long, reinforced concrete deck arch bridge built in 1910 has paneled spandrels and parapets curved to match the profile of the arch. The reinforced concrete arch bridge technology was introduced in Pennsylvania during the first decade of the 20th century, and by the 1910s was increasingly common. This 1910 deck arch bridge is the among the oldest extant examples in the region, and the oldest of at least 20 examples from 1910 to 1929 in York County. It was designed by county engineer W. R. Smith and built by contractors Nelson-Merydith Co. of Chambersburg, a company noteworthy in the region for its early use of reinforced concrete. The bridge is individually distinguished by its technology and history. It is also located in a potential historic district and is contributing.

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Overview
Concrete arch bridge over South Branch Codorus Creek on Seitzville Road
Location
York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builders
- Nelson-Merydith Co. of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
- W.R. Smith.
Design
Closed-spandrel arch, reinforced concrete
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.82951, -76.76117   (decimal degrees)
39°49'46" N, 76°45'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/349289/4410318 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Seven Valleys
Inventory numbers
PA 66 7203 0525 3123 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 38084 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2009)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 79.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
173

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1910 (741)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,762)
Deck arch (8,703)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
NR-eligible (3,750)
Nelson-Merydith Co. (3)
 One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,315)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pennsylvania (3,038)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,055)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
W.R. Smith. (1)
York County, Pennsylvania (110)

Update Log 

  • December 26, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added builder and description
  • February 21, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Corrected GPS

Sources 

  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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