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Historic Bridges: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 40

Baskins Farm Bridge North
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Private Drive Over Little Tonawanda Creek in Rural: Genesee County, New York, United States
Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
One of two very noteworthy bridges found on this private farm, this extremely unusual bridge is a very unique example of the work of the notable Penn Bridge Company.
Bauer Road Bridge
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Bridge Park Trail Over Dickinson Creek in Rural: Calhoun County, Michigan, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 89 ft. Main Span: 89 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1880 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest truss bridges in Michigan, this ornate bridge was moved to Historic Bridge Park.
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Bender Bridge
Ficke Bridge
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Bender Bridge Road (TR-504) Over Elk Lick Creek in Rural: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 48 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A small, but noteworthy bridge in a potential rural historic district.
Birmingham Bridge
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Irish Flats Lane (TR-512) Over Little Juniata River in Birmingham: Blair County, Pennsylvania and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 142 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1898 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and J. A. Patterson
This extremely unusual bridge has decorative portal bracing and a very massive design for a bridge of its type and age.
Clarks Mills Bridge
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Mill Road (TR-740) Over Little Shenango River in Clarks Mills (Rural): Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 12.1 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A very old Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Bridge with remarkable historic integrity!
Coal Center Bridge
Water Street Bridge
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Water Street Over Pike Run in Coal Center: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 107 ft. Main Span: 101 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1888 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A classic example of Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania design, this bridge in amazingly in decent shape.
Cooks Crossing Bridge
Wallace Road Bridge
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Wallace Road Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1892 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A rare pony example of the Penn Bridge Company's unusual end post connection detail.
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Cove Road Bridge
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Cove Road Over Wood Creek in Rural: Oneida County, New York, United States
Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 59 ft. Main Span: 57 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1918 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
While a historic truss bridge south of here survives, this classic riveted plate girder was demolished and replaced.
Creager's Bridge
Lyons-Marengo Road Bridge, Bridge E-96
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Lyons-Marengo Road (CR-334) (Cole Road) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Galen: Wayne County, New York, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Box Beam, Fixed
Length: 236 ft. Main Span: 181 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge is a less common Pennsylvania though truss variety of fixed truss bridge built over the Erie Canal.
Depot Street Bridge
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Depot Street (TR-384) Over Conneaut Creek in Conneautville: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 72 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1889 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This is a stunning pin connected pony truss with excellent historic integrity.
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Estep Bridge
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Snee Road (TR-844) Over Peters Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 68 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Although falsework has been added to support this bridge, it retains its original materials and unusual designs of its builder.
Evans Bridge
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Iams Hill Road (TR-372) Over 10 Mile Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge displays the unusual design details of the small, but noteworthy Pennsylvania bridge builder.
Fallston Bridge
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Front Street Over Beaver River in Fallston and New Brighton: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 406 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1884 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A large and ornate bridge is located near the home town of its builder; a rare two-span Whipple truss!
Fredericktown Bridge
Culbertson's Mill Bridge
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Midland Fredericktown Road (TR-1038) Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Fredericktown: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 119 ft. Main Span: 116 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1893 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
One of two remaining Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania truss bridges in Columbiana County.
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Gastown Bridge
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Racetrack Road (TR-690) Over Plum Creek in Rural: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 102 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This pony truss has an unusual curb design, a bottom chord below the floorbeams and a skew.
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Hodgens Bridge
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Walker Hill Road Over Buffalo Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 103 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Roadway: 12.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1889 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge displays the unique design details of its builder, and is a historically significant structure.
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Kelly Road Bridge
Canal Road Bridge
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Canal Road (TR-388, Kelly Road) Over Shenango River in Sharpsville: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 187 ft. Main Span: 179 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1897 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This beautiful and rare treasure is near multiple parks on a lightly traveled road, yet the only thing anyone was willing to preserve of this bridge was two panels of the truss as an exhibit.
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Kreitz Road Bridge
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Kreitz Road (TR-899) Over Little Conneauttee Creek in Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 93 ft. Main Span: 93 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1895 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
An excellent example of late 19th century Penn Bridge Company work.
Marsh Road Bridge
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Marsh Road (TR-574) Over Conneaut Outlet in Rural: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 74 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1890 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A quaint little pony truss brings beauty to a rural road.
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Mead Avenue Bridge
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Mead Avenue Over French Creek in Meadville: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 14 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 268 ft. Main Span: 129 ft. Roadway: 19.4 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1871 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This ancient, unique, and very historic bridge is two bridges in one and also has Keystone Columns.
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Mill Hill Road Bridge
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Mill Hill Road (TR-336) Over Nescopeck Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 108 ft. Main Span: 103 ft. Roadway: 17 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
An excellent an unaltered representative example of a relatively early truss bridge with riveted connections in Pennsylvania.
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Mill Mountain Road Bridge
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Mill Mountain Road (TR-356) Over Nescopeck Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1883 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge is a rare example of its type and was repaired by the county for far less than the cost of replacement.
Mohr Road Bridge
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Mohr Road (TR-634) Over Muddy Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 38 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1903 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge has an attractive polygonal top chord and is complimented by handsome stone abutments.
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North Main Street Bridge
Putin Bridge
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North Main Street (TR-388) Over Nescopeck Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge was a fairly early example of a truss bridge with riveted connections, and was built by a prolific in-state builder.
Old Reynolds Road Bridge
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Old Reynolds Road (Morrison Road) Over Georges Creek in Rural: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 76 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1900 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This traditional half-hip pony truss bridge has been closed to traffic.
Pancake Clarkson Road Bridge
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Pancake Clarkson Road (TR-1031) Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 142 ft. Main Span: 139 ft. Roadway: 12.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1893 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This is a fairly long span Pratt truss, and has very interesting railing details, characteristic of its builder.
Poffenberger Road Bridge
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Poffenberger Road Over Catoctin Creek in Rural: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 126 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1878 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A truly rare and ancient bridge with distinctive details of its builder.
Retreat Access Road Bridge
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Retreat Access Road Over Susquehanna River in Rural (Retreat): Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,205 ft. Main Span: 217 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1895 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Leading only to a prison, this is a rare surviving multi-span example of a lightweight pin-connected Parker through truss.
River Road Bridge
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River Road (CR-3310) (Abandoned Alignment) Over North Bosque River in Rural: Bosque County, Texas, United States
Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 225 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bypassed and abandoned through truss is noted for its 225 foot span length.
River Road Bridge
Bridge E-28
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River Road (CR-65) Over Barge Canal in Rural: Montgomery County, New York, United States
Metal Cantilever 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 359 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1910 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This remarkable bridge consists of a cantilever structure where a through truss bears on an unusual plate girder cantilever at one end.
Ross Lane Bridge
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Ross Lane (TR-332) Over Small Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 52 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1919 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This is an small, truss bridge in a scenic farm setting.
State Line Road Bridge
Garvins Bridge
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State Line Road Over Brush Run in Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 44 ft. Main Span: 40 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1929 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A small pony truss with non-structural concrete posts at the end.
Vinegar Hill Road Bridge
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Vinegar Hill Road Over Little Gunpowder Falls in Kingsville: Baltimore County, Maryland and Harford County, Maryland, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 77 ft. Main Span: 74 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1884 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge is noted for its unusual pipe struts and ornamental portal bracing knees.
Wassum Bridge
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Watson Road (TR-439) Over North Branch Slippery Rock Creek in Rural: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 38 ft. Main Span: 36 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
A small example of a riveted half hip pony truss, in a county with relatively few remaining truss bridges.
Water Street Bridge
Fire Fighters' Memorial Bridge
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Water Street Over Susquehanna River in Pittston: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,016 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 21 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1914 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This long, multi-span example of a pin-connected truss bridge is about to be demolished.
Watts Mills Road Bridge
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Watts Mills Road (PA-4009) Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal Continuous 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 109 ft. Main Span: 48 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1878 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
One of the most significant bridges in the region, this bridge is an extremely rare example of early continuous truss design.
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Wiley's Bridge
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Bowers Road (TR-748) Over Maiden Creek in Rural: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 14 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple (Double-Intersection Pratt) Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 202 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Roadway: 17.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1883 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This beautiful bridge is an early, and one of the largest, rarest, and most ornate examples of the Penn Bridge Company.
Woolslayer Bridge
Stormsford Bridge
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Brush Creek Park Trail Over Brush Creek in Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Main Span: 75 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1890 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This genuine historic truss bridge, a notable product of the Penn Bridge Company, has been hidden and diminished by the addition of a fake wooden covering.
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Wyoming Bridge
8th Street Bridge
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8th Street Over Susquehanna River in Wyoming: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,311 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1914 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and David A. Keefe of Athens, Pennsylvania
This long, multi-span example of a pin-connected truss bridge is about to be demolished.
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Young's Bridge
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Sylvania Drive Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek in Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 98 ft. Main Span: 92 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
This bridge appears to be the work of Penn Bridge Company based on unusual details associated with that company.

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