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Apollo Bridge (Old)

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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Apollo Bridge

Photo provided by Troy Bittinger

BH Photo #131226

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Kiskiminetas River on PA 66 in Apollo
Location
Apollo, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced with concrete bridge
History
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1978, replaced in 2003
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 117.1 ft.
Total length: 704.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.58031, -79.56899   (decimal degrees)
40°34'49" N, 79°34'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/621112/4493153 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Vandergrift
Inventory numbers
PA 64 0066 0430 2085 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 31815 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Apollo, Pennsylvania (2)
Bridgemapper.com (1,326)
Built 1937 (769)
Built during 1930s (11,349)
Lost (22,858)
Lost 2003 (511)
Lost during 2000s (4,071)
Owned by state (15,315)
Pennsylvania (5,027)
 Pony truss (15,812)
Replaced by new bridge (15,243)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,279)
Structurally deficient (15,499)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,722)
Truss (31,614)
Warren pony truss (3,234)
Warren truss (6,338)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (98)

Update Log 

  • February 12, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Sequenced Bridge
  • January 4, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • December 28, 2008: Updated by Brian McKee
  • December 17, 2008: Updated by Brian McKee

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