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Big Beaver Bridge

Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Big Beaver Bridge

looking north c1906

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #509444

Map 

Description 

The plaque design appears to indicate Penn Bridge Co. as a fabricator.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Beaver River on Bridge Street
Location
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1884 to replace a covered bridge destroyed by flood; Replaced 1933
Builder
- Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (Likely Fabricator)
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.70098, -80.29175   (decimal degrees)
40°42'04" N, 80°17'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/559833/4505805 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94647 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

11-panel truss (74)
19th Century (8,634)
Beaver County, Pennsylvania (79)
Beaver River (Pennsylvania) (16)
Built 1884 (205)
Built during 1880s (2,221)
Lost (29,049)
Lost 1933 (78)
Lost during 1930s (934)
Owned by city (6,109)
 Penn Bridge Co. (83)
Pennsylvania (6,134)
Pin-connected (4,868)
Pratt through truss (6,127)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Rochester, Pennsylvania (8)
Through truss (17,185)
Truss (35,934)
Wrought Iron (421)

Update Log 

  • April 9, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added postcard, categories, & build date per Lost Bridges data on destruction of previous bridge
  • October 8, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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