Coatesville High Bridge (2nd)

Photos 

File:Coatesville Bridge, by Purviance, W. T. (William T.).jpg

Photo taken from Wikipedia

View this photo at en.m.wikipedia.org

BH Photo #276802

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt deck truss bridge on Railroad

Location

Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1867; Replace 1890

Railroads

- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (P&CRR)

Design

Cast Iron, Lowthorpe Patent, Whipple deck truss

Also called

PRR - Coatesville High Bridge (Old)
P&C - Coatesville High Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.98434, -75.82667   (decimal degrees)
39°59'04" N, 75°49'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/429419/4426346 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Coatesville

Inventory number

BH 60054 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 5, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: corrected build/loss dates
• March 29, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: Aligned bridge to pictures, corrected type
• March 2, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad", "Pennsylvania Railroad"
• March 2, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Amtrak - Coatesville High Bridge (Successor)
• Coatesville High Bridge (3rd) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Google books - Bridge photos
• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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