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Airy Street Bridge

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Airy Bridge

Photo taken by Kenn Schulz just prior to the bridge's replacement in 1975-77

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BH Photo #362870

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Markley Street, Stony Creek, and railroad tracks on W. Airy Street (SR 3009)
Location
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1977
Design
Main spans: Two 10-panel, pin-connected Parker through trusses
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.11768, -75.34786   (decimal degrees)
40°07'04" N, 75°20'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/470357/4440876 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Norristown
Inventory number
BH 73470 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Lost (29,049)
Lost 1977 (94)
Lost during 1970s (971)
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (240)
Norristown, Pennsylvania (17)
Owned by state (16,591)
 Parker through truss (1,416)
Parker truss (1,812)
Pennsylvania (6,134)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Through truss (17,185)
Truss (35,933)

Update Log 

  • February 6, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 5, 2016: Added bridge and photo from Kenn Schulz

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