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Coatesville High Bridge (2nd)

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

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

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 

19th Century (8,392)
Built 1867 (68)
Built during 1860s (600)
Chester County, Pennsylvania (181)
Coatesville, Pennsylvania (6)
Deck truss (1,925)
Lost (28,511)
Lost 1890 (22)
Lost during 1890s (197)
 Pennsylvania (5,802)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,027)
Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (3)
Pratt deck truss (405)
Pratt truss (10,301)
Railroad (16,460)
Replaced by new bridge (19,390)
Truss (35,483)

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 

Sources 

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

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