Historic Bridges: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

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.

Arkwright Bridge

Hill Street Over North Branch Pawtuxet River in Coventry: Kent County, Rhode Island and Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 133 ft. Main Span: 127 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This abandoned bridge is the only Phoenix column bridge in Rhode Island, and it retains good historic integrity.

Chambers Farm Lane Bridge
Haywood County Bridge 79

Chambers Farm Lane (NC-1112) (Old Alignment) Over West Fork Pigeon River in Rural: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 11.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

Bypassed and preserved for pedestrian use, this is the only surviving Phoenix column bridge in North Carolina, and the oldest highway truss bridge in the state.

Daro Road Bridge

Daro Road (TR-490) Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

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Everetts Road Bridge

Everetts Road (TR-472) (Everetts Corners Road) Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

Farley Bridge

Farley Road Over Millers River in Farley: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 127 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 13.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

A beautiful, rare example of a classic Dean and Westbrook Phoenix Column truss bridge.

Faux Road Bridge

Faux Road (TR-392) Over Wapwallopen Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 44 ft. Main Span: 42 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

Ftorkowski Road Bridge

Ftorkowski Road (TR-482) Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

Greenlane Farms Bridge

Greenland Drive Over Yellow Breeches Creek in Rural: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 133 ft. Main Span: 131 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

One of two rare Phoenix column bridges on this creek, this one is particularly noted for its lack of alteration.

Hamden Road Bridge

Hamden Road (River Road) Over South Branch Raritan River in Sunnyside: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 162 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1885 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

The only multi-span Phoenix column pony truss in the entire state.

Hubbards Flats Road Bridge

Hubbards Flats Road (TR-451) Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

Lansdowne Bridge

Lower Landsdown Road Over Capoolong Creek in Lansdowne: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 94 ft. Main Span: 88 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

A rare and historically intact example of a skewed Phoenix column truss bridge.

Lower Turnpike Bridge

Lower Turnpike Road Over Mettawee River in Granville: Washington County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 169 ft. Main Span: 161 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is a beautiful and rare example of a truss bridge with patented Phoenix columns, and also rare for its Baltimore configuration.

Province Line Road Bridge

Province Line Road Over Crosswicks Creek in Rural: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 111 ft. Main Span: 110 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This rare Phoenix column truss bridge retains its ornamentation, but has had lead-bearing supports added underneath.

Russell G. Young Bridge
Young's Crossing Bridge

Private Drive Over Huntington Creek in Rural: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1888 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This is one of a very rare surviving group of Phoenix column pony trusses all in a single county.

Sandy Hook Bridge

Dayton Street Over Pootatuck River in Sandy Hook: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 189 ft. Main Span: 189 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

A rare, classic example of a bridge fabricated by the Phoenix Bridge Company and erected by Dean and Westbrook.

Sheepford Road Bridge
Old Forge Bridge

Sheepford Road (TR-968) Over Yellow Breeches Creek in Lower Allen Township: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and York County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 114 ft. Main Span: 112 ft. Roadway: 13 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1887 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

One of two rare Phoenix column bridges on this creek, this one is particularly noted for its cast iron portal bracing knees.

Walnford Mill Road Bridge

Walnford Mill Road Over Crosswicks Creek in Rural: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This pony truss is both rare and significant because it was made from Phoenix columns.

Walnut Street Bridge

Walnut Street Over Susquehanna River in Harrisburg: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 10 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,820 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 15

Built 1890 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents and Albert Lucius of New York, New York

The longest known Phoenix column bridge remaining today!

Walp Road Bridge

Walp Road (TR-342) Over Nescopeck Creek in Rural: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 62 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

A rare example of a pony truss that utilizes the beautiful and unique Phoenix column in its trusses, one of several such bridges in this county.

Wood Road Bridge
Red Bridge

Wood Road Over Cohocton River in Rural: Steuben County, New York, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 207 ft. Main Span: 207 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1897 By: Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Dean and Westbrook of New York, New York, Agents

This magnificent bridge is a rare pin-connected Baltimore and also has Phoenix Columns!

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