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8 posted on 10/15/2011 10:23:13 AM PDT by martin_fierro (A Bridge Too Far)
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Apparently replaced:

"Description This bridge has portal markings that identify it as a Morse Bridge Company span.

Facts

Overview Lost cantilevered through truss bridge over Mahoning River on Covert Road

Location Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Status Replaced by new bridge

History Built 1887; replaced 2003

Builder - Morse Bridge Co.

Design Through truss

Dimensions Length of largest span: 149.9 ft. Total length: 300.9 ft. Deck width: 14.1 ft. Vertical clearance above deck: 9.4 ft.

Recognition Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude +40.99667, -80.41500 (decimal degrees) 40°59'48" N, 80°24'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates 17/549201/4538551 (zone/easting/northing) USGS topographic map Bessemer Inventory numbers PA 37 7214 0372 7012 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number) BH 41644 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/1991) Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9) Appraisal: Structurally deficient Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1991) 200 "

17 posted on 10/15/2011 10:53:19 AM PDT by Paladin2
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Amber alert, missing bridge!


23 posted on 10/15/2011 12:14:42 PM PDT by MadelineZapeezda (+Milan Puskar: Forever a Mountaineer!)
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