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This is a former railroad bridge that was converted for one-lane vehicular use. The bridge uses cast iron caps for the pins, an unusual detail for a railroad bridge.
Information and Findings From Pennsylvania's Historic Bridge InventoryDiscussion of Bridge The one span, 165'-long, pin connected Pratt thru truss bridge is supported on one stone and one concrete abutment. The deep, heavy trusses have many hallmarks of railroad construction including built up Z section for the verticals and eye bar packs for the lower chords. Deep, built up floorbeams are suspended from the lower panel point pins, and they support 2 lines of riveted stringers, which were located to support the original track lines. The bridge is one of the few surviving resources related to Sayre's historical development as the largest shop complex on the entire Lehigh Valley Railroad system. Technologically it represents the type of span constructed by the railroads in response to advances in bridge design and metallurgy in the mid 1880s, and it is historically and technologically significant. Discussion of Surrounding Area The single lane bridge carries a township road over a stream in an industrial area east of Sayre. Opposing traffic flow is controlled by a signal. The setting does not appear to have historic district potential. Until 1976, it carried a Lehigh Valley Railroad spur line to connect with the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. After the Conrail merger, the roadbed was converted to a vehicular road. Bridge Considered Historic By Survey: Yes |
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