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Ford City Bridge
Armstrong County
,
Pennsylvania
Photos
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 1999
BH Photo #405266
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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Allegheny River
Location
Armstrong County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1914; replaced 2000
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 400.0 ft.
Total length: 994.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.76167
,
-79.54500
(decimal degrees)
40°45'42" N, 79°32'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/622809/4513318
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kittanning
Inventory numbers
PA 03 0128 0250 1289
(Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 41410
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Allegheny River
(82)
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
(70)
Bridgemapper.com
(1,325)
Built 1914
(848)
Built during 1910s
(9,968)
Lost
(28,403)
Lost 2000
(411)
Lost during 2000s
(4,403)
Pennsylvania
(5,745)
Pennsylvania truss
(577)
Replaced by UCEB
(68)
Replaced by new bridge
(19,312)
Span length 250-500 feet
(1,258)
Structurally deficient
(12,891)
Through truss
(16,730)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(3,058)
Truss
(35,397)
Update Log
October 8, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
Sources
Todd Wilson
Geoff Hubbs
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