Apollo Bridge (1882)

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Apollo Truss Bridge

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #496175

Cost $24,150. This bridge appears to have existed in between the Older and Old Apollo Bridges...needs to be confirmed.

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on First Street
Location: Apollo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Destroyed by flooding and replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1881-1882 by Morse Bridge Co. and James Hamilton; opened March 17, 1882; destroyed by flooding March 18, 1936
Builders: - James Hamilton (substructure)
- Morse Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio (superstructure)
Design: (5)8-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.58061, -79.56830 (decimal degrees)
40°34'50" N, 79°34'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/621170/4493187 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 92876 (Bridgehunter.com ID)