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PA 59 Allegheny River Bridge

McKean County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

PA 59 Allegheny River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #498214

Map 

Description 

Appears to have been 4 Parker through truss spans plus at least 2 Pratt trusses.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Allegheny River on PA 59
Location
Kinzua, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced with Kinzua Dam Project
Design
(4)7-panel, riveted Parker through trusses
(?)Pratt through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.85574, -78.95508   (decimal degrees)
41°51'21" N, 78°57'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/669741/4635781 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93161 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegheny River (88)
Kinzua, Pennsylvania (1)
Lost (31,795)
Lost 1962 (127)
Lost during 1960s (1,138)
McKean County, Pennsylvania (54)
Owned by county (21,997)
Parker through truss (1,445)
 Parker truss (1,842)
Pennsylvania (6,762)
Pratt through truss (6,413)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Replaced by new bridge (21,686)
Through truss (19,028)
Truss (38,309)

Update Log 

  • May 10, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • May 10, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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