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BO - Foxburg Bridge (1872)

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and Clarion County, Pennsylvania

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Foxburg Bridge

General view of structure from east end, after conclusion of rolling operation, August21, showing old span in rolled-out position on falsework, and new span in place

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #364684

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Allegheny River on B&O Railroad
Location
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and Clarion County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1872; reconstructed 1908; replaced 1912
Railroad
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design
Howe through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.14001, -79.68067   (decimal degrees)
41°08'24" N, 79°40'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/610723/4555139 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Emlenton
Inventory number
BH 73689 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,633)
Allegheny River (88)
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (77)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (585)
Built 1872 (141)
Built during 1870s (1,501)
Clarion County, Pennsylvania (36)
Howe through truss (660)
Howe truss (807)
 Lost (31,800)
Lost 1912 (53)
Lost during 1910s (829)
Pennsylvania (6,762)
Railroad (16,993)
Replaced by new bridge (21,689)
Through truss (19,028)
Truss (38,311)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added image link and categories "Allegheny River", "Railroad"
  • June 12, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • June 22, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 3, 2018: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • September 16, 2016: Added by Dave King

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