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South Salem Church Bridge

York County, Pennsylvania
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Daniel Hopkins, August 2011

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Description 

Small girder bridge that once stood gleaming and proud on this road, partially destroyed by Hurricane Lee and subsequently removed and replaced by a concrete bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Salem Stream on S Salem Church Rd
Location
York, York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Unknown
Builder
- Unknown
Dimensions
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Also called
Girdy
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.95852, -76.83583   (decimal degrees)
39°57'31" N, 76°50'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/343194/4424766 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
West York
Inventory number
BH 45955 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1929 (670)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Have street view (9,891)
Lost (10,361)
Lost 2011 (254)
Lost during 2010s (682)
Owned by county (16,488)
 Pennsylvania (3,038)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)
Unknown (12)
York County, Pennsylvania (110)
York, Pennsylvania (16)

Update Log 

  • October 30, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Bridge was replaced in Setpember 2012
  • August 1, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Lost during 2010s"
  • April 18, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Currently bridge was removed due to flooding, it is unknown if they will put it back or replace it
  • August 8, 2011: New photos from Daniel Hopkins
  • March 1, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
  • August 23, 2010: Added by Daniel Hopkins

Sources 

  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
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S Salem Church Rd Bridge
Posted July 30, 2012, by Daniel Hopkins (chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net)

The bridge was removed after flooding in November, 2011. As of July, 2012 it has not yet been replaced and there are no plans to replace it anytime soon.