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Branch Yellow Breeches Creek Bridge

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 03/02/2011

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BH Photo #194725

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Description 

FROM THE 1996-2001 PENNSYLVANIA HISTORIC BRIDGE SURVEY: The 1-span, 27'-long concrete arch bridge with pipe railings and concrete abutments is listed as a contributing resource to the Boiling Springs Historic District.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Yellow Breeches Creek on Race Street (TR 546) in Boiling Springs
Location
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 24.0 ft.
Total length: 26.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.14706, -77.12501   (decimal degrees)
40°08'49" N, 77°07'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/318992/4446244 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Carlisle
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
525
Inventory numbers
PA 21 7213 0546 4014 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 14100 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30810 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Arch (12,940)
Built 1913 (956)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,365)
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (130)
Deck arch (12,151)
Functionally obsolete (5,569)
 One-lane traffic (8,137)
Open (41,560)
Owned by township (3,663)
Pennsylvania (7,016)
Span length under 25 feet (7,183)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,729)

Update Log 

  • December 26, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description
  • March 2, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Corrected GPS

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