Henszey's Bridge

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #155281

Overview: Relocated bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian walkway at Central Pennsylvania College
Location: Summerdale, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1869 as a two-span bridge at Slatington in Lehigh County; relocated 1900 to Wanamakers; closed to trafic 1987; moved to Central Pennsylvania College in 2002
Builders: - Continental Bridge Co. of Philadelphia (1869-1878) (Contractor)
- Joseph G. Henszey (Design)
Design: Wrought-iron bowstring arch-truss
Dimensions: Span length: 93.0 ft.
Total length: 93.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Mosser's Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.30463, -76.93398 (decimal degrees)
40°18'17" N, 76°56'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/335646/4463363 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Harrisburg West
Inventory number: BH 44138 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Central Pennsylvania College
HAER PA-209 - Henszey's Wrought-Iron Arch Bridge, Spanning Ontelaunee Creek at Kings Road, Wanamakers, Lehigh County, PA
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Dana and Kay Klein
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Henszey's Bridge

Posted December 26, 2018, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I kinda like the Yellow Gold with the Black railing.

Henszey's Bridge

Posted December 26, 2018, by Dana and Kay Klein

looks like a nice save. Guess as long as its painted Gold is as good a color as any!