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RDG - Swatara Creek Covered Deck Truss 38-38-16x

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

RDG - Swatara Creek Covered Deck Truss

Photo from the Donovan and Kane Collection

BH Photo #534098

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Foreman deck truss bridge over Swatara Creek on Reading Railroad
Location
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1869; Replaced ?
Builder
- John L. Foreman of Pottstown, Pennsylvania (Design)
Railroads
- Lebanon & Pine Grove Railroad (L&PG)
- Lebanon & Tremont Railroad (L&T)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
Design
Foreman deck truss
Dimensions
Span length: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.40267, -76.48786   (decimal degrees)
40°24'10" N, 76°29'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/373743/4473513 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fredericksburg
Inventory numbers
WGCB PA/38-38-16x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 72412 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Built 1869 (119)
Built during 1860s (760)
Covered deck truss (9)
Deck truss (2,082)
Foreman Truss (4)
John L. Foreman (6)
Lebanon & Pine Grove Railroad (1)
Lebanon & Tremont Railroad (1)
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (67)
 Lost (32,322)
Other deck truss (29)
Owned by railroad (14,333)
Pennsylvania (7,024)
Railroad (17,179)
Reading Railroad (232)
Replaced by new bridge (22,028)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,504)
Truss (38,720)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • June 2, 2016: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Lost Bridges - Image + Info
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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