College Avenue Bridge

Photo

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #509476

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Codorus Creek on W College Avenue
Location: York, York County, Pennsylvania
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Design: 10-panel, pinned Whipple half-through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.95627, -76.73195 (decimal degrees)
39°57'23" N, 76°43'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/352062/4424340 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 94650 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

College Avenue Bridge

Posted October 8, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

...And you can see the College Ave. bridge in the background of that postcard photo!

College Avenue Bridge

Posted October 8, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Yup... There was indeed Mike!

Wouldn't be surprised if it was a WIBCo bowstring as it seems they pretty much "owned" York County.

College Avenue Bridge

Posted October 8, 2021, by Mike Daffron (daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com)

Looks like a bowstring in the background on the right

College Avenue Bridge

Posted October 8, 2021, by Paul Plassman

A half-through Whipple.....on a grade....plus an inclined pony! Definitely a unique find.

College Avenue Bridge

Posted October 8, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

First Whipple half-thru that I've seen.