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Grant Road Bridge

Elk County, Pennsylvania

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Historical marker

Photo taken by Brian Manville on June 3, 2017

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BH Photo #393192

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek on TR 426 in Benezette
Location
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.0 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.33988, -78.30854   (decimal degrees)
41°20'24" N, 78°18'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/725200/4579983 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dents Run
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
10
Inventory numbers
PA 24 7201 0426 0005 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 15736 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30885 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 71.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (9,637)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1889 (278)
Built during 1880s (2,394)
Elk County, Pennsylvania (59)
Have street view (30,435)
Lost (31,822)
Lost 2012 (416)
Lost during 2010s (3,680)
NR-eligible (4,127)
One-lane traffic (8,123)
Owned by township (3,632)
 Pennsylvania (6,795)
Pratt through truss (6,417)
Pratt truss (10,848)
Replaced by new bridge (21,705)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Structurally deficient (12,504)
Sufficiency rating zero (179)
Through truss (19,040)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,630)
Truss (38,327)
Wooden deck (6,262)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (468)

Update Log 

  • June 3, 2017: New photos from Brian Manville
  • June 2, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Manville

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Grant Road Bridge
Posted June 5, 2017, by Nathan B Holth (nathan [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Elk County once had some of the most scenic pin-connected truss bridges in the country. The bridges might not have been the most unique, but were in such beautiful, untouched rural settings. Each one was reduced to scrap metal.

Grant Road Bridge
Posted June 5, 2017, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Nope... Just the usual PENNDOT Travesty!

Grant Road Bridge
Posted June 5, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Tony,did you notice the 12ft 8in height limit on that sign?I don't see a covered bridge,do you?

Grant Road Bridge
Posted June 3, 2017, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

In Indiana, we put up an interpretive display to show the history of a bridge that we have restored or rehabilitated to show that we value it as an important piece of our heritage.

In Pennsylvania, They put up an interpretive display to show that Yes... there was indeed an historic bridge here, but we demolished it and really don't care about our heritage. But hey... here's a picture of it!