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West Penn - Hecla Junction Viaduct

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Boyer Run on West Penn Railways
Location
Hecla, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed
History
Built 1905; Removed ca. 1952
Railroads
- Interurban
- West Penn Railways
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.19896, -79.52087   (decimal degrees)
40°11'56" N, 79°31'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/625893/4450889 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Pleasant
Inventory number
BH 68343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1905 (825)
Built during 1900s (7,686)
Deck girder (6,342)
Girder (11,233)
Hecla, Pennsylvania (1)
Interurban (1,012)
Lost (29,158)
Lost 1952 (66)
Lost during 1950s (936)
Owned by railroad (13,578)
 Pennsylvania (6,197)
Plate girder (8,780)
Pratt through truss (6,135)
Pratt truss (10,413)
Railroad (16,534)
Southwest, Pennsylvania (1)
Through truss (17,255)
Truss (36,018)
West Penn Railways (10)
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (125)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2015: Added by Luke

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