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Laceyville Bridge

Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Circa 1906

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BH Photo #434822

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Church Street
Location
Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1899; damaged 1972 by Hurricane Agnes; replaced 1974
Builder
- Horseheads Bridge Co. of Horseheads, New York
Design
Five-span, pin-connected Baltimore through truss
Also called
Church Street-Susquehanna River (Old)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.64202, -76.16068   (decimal degrees)
41°38'31" N, 76°09'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/403337/4610682 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82903 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

10-panel truss (249)
12-panel truss (101)
19th Century (8,655)
Baltimore through truss (349)
Baltimore truss (386)
Built 1899 (432)
Built during 1890s (3,220)
Horseheads Bridge Co. (14)
Laceyville, Pennsylvania (2)
Lost (29,103)
 One-lane traffic (7,920)
Owned by state (16,592)
Pennsylvania (6,170)
Pin-connected (4,876)
Replaced by new bridge (19,785)
Susquehanna River (170)
Through truss (17,219)
Truss (35,970)
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (44)

Update Log 

  • March 29, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added some history & categories
  • September 18, 2018: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Builder.
  • September 18, 2018: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

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Comments 

Church Street-Susquehanna River (Old)
Posted September 19, 2018, by Dana and Kay Klein

it was.

Church Street-Susquehanna River (Old)
Posted September 18, 2018, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Photo #3 looks like a different bridge.