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Valleyview Road Bridge

Dunbar Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: July 4, 2006 and May 3, 2013

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Valleyview Road (TR-839) Over Raccoon Creek
Location
Rural: Washington County, Pennsylvania: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1905 By Builder/Contractor: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
54.0 Feet (16.5 Meters)
Structure Length
59.0 Feet (18 Meters)
Roadway Width
10.2 Feet (3.11 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
627223083940130

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Bridge Documentation

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View Archived National Bridge Inventory Report - Has Additional Details and Evaluation

This bridge is a bit different looking than the other pony trusses, an observation that the historic bridge inventory didn't care to mention. Actually, they must not have even visited the bridge, as they didn't list the builder, which is clearly visible on builder plaques on the bridge. The bridge retains a high degree of historic integrity, and is a good example of an early rivet-connected truss bridge in Pennsylvania. An unusual fact is the plaques on this bridge are the same as those used by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and its agents who later became their own company, Nelson and Buchanan. This bridge was built by the Fort Pitt Bridge Works, however.

Information and Findings From Pennsylvania's Historic Bridge Inventory

Discussion of Bridge

The single-span, 59'-long and 13' wide, riveted Pratt pony truss bridge built in 1904 is supported on concrete abutments with wingwalls that have been placed in front of ashlar abutments. The trusses are traditionally composed. Lateral stability is provided by original outriggers, and the original short laced railings are in place inside the truss lines. The bridge exhibits no unusual or distinctive details. It reflects the standardization of truss bridges that came to dominate after 1895. Riveted field connections were common by 1900. Neither the bridge nor its contexts are historically or technologically significant.

Discussion of Surrounding Area

The bridge carries one lane of a two-lane road over a stream in a rural area of active farms.

Bridge Considered Historic By Survey: No

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2006 Bridge Photo-Documentation

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CarCam: Eastbound Crossing

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