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Ftorkowski Road Bridge

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Ftorkowski Road Bridge

Photo Courtesy PennDOT

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BH Photo #383139

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Huntington Creek on TR 482
Location
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builders
- Dean & Westbrook of New York, New York (Agents and Erectors)
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.21790, -76.24408   (decimal degrees)
41°13'04" N, 76°14'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/395715/4563692 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shickshinny
Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
55
Inventory numbers
PA 40 7217 0482 6006 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 24411 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31218 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log 

  • May 29, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • August 18, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • March 14, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added photo, builder, category, GPS refinement.

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

Ftorkowski Road Bridge
Posted March 14, 2017, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Nathan, in light of your photo, the 1910 build date seems unlikely.

Regards,

Art S.