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Yuras Farm Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Yuras Farm Road Over Browns Run in Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Roadway: 10.2 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1902 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio

This little bridge is a traditional example of a bridge type that was common in the late 1800s.

Masontown Railroad Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.4 Kilometers)

Railroad (Norfolk Southern and CSX) Over Unnamed Road in Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This traditional structure is located in the shadow of the doomed Masontown Bridge.

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Masontown Bridge
Intercounty Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.8 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

PA-21 (McClellandtown Road / E. Roy Furman Highway) Over Monongahela River in Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,457 ft. Main Span: 402 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1925 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This breathtaking monument, rich with Pennsylvania heritage, was destroyed by PennDOT.

Old PA-21 Arch Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Old PA-21 (PA-1016) Over Little Whiteley Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 20.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

A small, attractive arch bridge with good historic integrity.

Old PA-21 T-Beam Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 Kilometers)

Old PA-21 (PA-1016) Over Little Whiteley Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 45 ft. Main Span: 43 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1920 By: Unknown

A good representative example of a relatively early t-beam bridge.

Gans Hill School Road Bridge
Urbania Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (9 Kilometers)

Gans Hill School Road (Urbania Road - TR-335) Over Georges Creek in Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

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

Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 75 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Unknown

This strange bridge has a brick deck and turnbuckles on its center diagonals even though it is a rigid truss.

PA-21 Muddy Creek Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 Kilometers)

E. Roy Furman Highway (PA-21) Over Muddy Creek in Rural: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 84 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 27 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1930 By: Unknown

This is a traitional highway plate girder bridge.

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Simpson Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

Simpson Road (TR-326) Over Dunlap Creek in Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

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

Length: 78 ft. Main Span: 78 ft. Roadway: 12.5 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania

A noteworthy example of a York Bridge Company pony truss.

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Point Marion Bridge
Albert Gallatin Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8 Miles (12.9 Kilometers)

PA-88 Over Monongahela River in Point Marion: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 810 ft. Main Span: 464 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1930 By: Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Company and Harrington and Cortelyou

This magnificent bridge was one of the few and finest cantilever bridges in Pennsylvania, yet was sentenced to demolition by PennDOT.

Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Market Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Market Street (Historic National Road) Over Dunlaps Creek in Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 84 ft. Main Span: 80 ft. Roadway: 23 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1839 By: Richard Delafield, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

The first cast iron bridge in the US, this was a part of the Cumberland Road aka National Road!

Dunlaps Creek Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (CSX) Over Dunlaps Creek in Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This is a small, simple concrete arch railroad bridge, located in the shadow of other historic bridges in the area.

Brownsville Bridge
Old Brownsville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.7 Miles (15.6 Kilometers)

Bridge Street (PA-2067) Over Monongahela River and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) in Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal 20 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 945 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Roadway: 22.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A historical feat when completed, this pin connected bridge is noted for its enormous Pennsylvania truss span.

Brownsville High Level Bridge
Lane Bane Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

US-40 Over Monongahela River and Various Roads and Railroads in Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Metal Continuous 14 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,133 ft. Main Span: 518 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1960 By: Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Robert W. Lowry of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

With the destruction of so many older truss bridges over this river, this bridge is an increasingly rare example of a truss bridge over the Monongahela.

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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