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Franklin Street Bridge (Old)

Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Franklin Street Bridge (Old)

1936 flood

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #501916

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Stony Creek River on Franklin Street in Johnstown.
Location
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by flooding
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.32334, -78.91911   (decimal degrees)
40°19'24" N, 78°55'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/676789/4465723 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93746 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cambria County, Pennsylvania (70)
Destroyed by flood (888)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania (24)
Lost (32,302)
Lost 1936 (156)
Lost during 1930s (1,324)
 Owned by city (6,315)
Pennsylvania (7,016)
Pennsylvania truss (616)
Through truss (19,311)
Truss (38,697)

Update Log 

  • May 18, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 23, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • August 23, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 27, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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