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Historic Bridges: Pigeon Creek

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: 10

Babtist Church Road Bridge
HSR

Babtist Church Road (TR-499) Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 35 ft. Main Span: 30 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: John Parker Corcoran Construction Company of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Nathan R. Rambo

One of several bridges in Chester County that combine traditional stone technology with period reinforced concrete and steel stringer technology.

Elk Creek Road Bridge
HSR

Elk Creek Road (CR-65/03) (Old Alignment) Over Pigeon Creek in Delbarton: Mingo County, West Virginia, United States

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed

Length: 100 ft. Main Span: 100 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

One of the only surviving rainbow arch bridges in West Virginia, this bridge has been bypassed, and may be a rare rainbow arch associated with Luten.

Franklin Street Bridge
HSR

Franklin Street Over Pigeon Creek in Evansville: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

Metal Cantilever 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 307 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Roadway: 66 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1932 By: Globe Construction Company of Evansville, Indiana and Rudolph Meisinger and E. L. Erickson

This is a very unusual multi-ribbed small-scale cantilever deck truss

X
Frye Station Bridge
HSR

PA-481 Over Pigeon Creek in Frye: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 82 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department

A nice small-scale massive-membered Parker pony truss with riveted connections.

X
Iroquois 1300 Bridge #2
TR-146 Bridge
HSR

Iroquois 1300 Over Pigeon Creek in Rural (Near Cissna Park): Iroquois County, Illinois, United States

Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 101 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1904 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio, Darst and Hughes of Chicago, Illinois Agents

A very photogenic, historically intact example of a traditional pin connected Pratt through truss.

Naugatuck Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Pigeon Creek in Naugatuck: Mingo County, West Virginia, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This double-track railroad bridge sits just south of a split in the tracks.

Ohio Street Bridge
Joan Marchand Bridge, Vanderburgh County Bridge 1520
HSR

Ohio Street Over Pigeon Creek in Evansville: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

Metal 11 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 204 ft. Main Span: 198 ft. Roadway: 22.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1891 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This bridge is a rare surviving example of a 19th century pin-connected truss bridge designed for heavy urban traffic.

Ohio Street Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (CSX) Over Pigeon Creek in Evansville: Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 188 ft. Main Span: 188 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

This traditional railroad through truss bridge sits next to a historic highway bridge as well.

Old Schuylkill Road Bridge
HSR

Old Schuylkill Road Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 53 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 2

Built 1804 By: James Brooke

This small stone arch structure is the oldest bridge in Chester County.

X
Van Voorhis Bridge
HSR

Butsko Road (TR-581) Over Pigeon Creek in Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 95 ft. Main Span: 91 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: Unknown and Chaney and Armstrong

This bridge has been closed to traffic but would be easy to rehabilitate for continued vehicular use.

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