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Doe Run Bridge

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To me, the concrete looks shaved off at the top. Seriously, doesn't it look like it was once a straight rectangular shape???

Photo taken by Jodi Christman on March 2, 2011

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FROM THE 1996-2001 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC BRIDGE SURVEY: The 60'-long T beam bridge built in 1923 is supported on reinforced concrete abutments with wingwalls. It is finished with plain concrete parapets on both sides of the concrete deck.

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Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over Doe Run on Sr 4012
Location
York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.01750, -76.97472   (decimal degrees)
40°01'03" N, 76°58'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/331475/4431567 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wellsville
Inventory numbers
PA 66 4012 0060 2478 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 37976 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 48366 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 52.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
397

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added category "Concrete inset railing"
  • December 26, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description
  • March 5, 2011: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources 

  • Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

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Doe Run Bridge
Posted July 16, 2011, by Joan Harden (Hoppy 5603 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Yes the sides were cut down, as they were too high to see if anyaoncoming traffic was coming. Moved up to this area in 1960, and can sort of remember the sides taller.