Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bender Bridge Road Bridge
Somerset County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Elk Lick Creek on TR 504 (Bender Bridge Road)
Location
Somerset County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1993
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.81167, -79.06667
(decimal degrees)
39°48'42" N, 79°04'00" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/665486/4408642
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Meyersdale
Inventory numbers
PA 55 7224 0504 3067
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31621
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 04/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.8
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
25
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1885
(67)
Built during 1880s
(517)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
Open
(21,823)
Owned by county
(14,295)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Pony truss
(9,483)
Pratt truss
(1,569)
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
(43)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,149)
Structurally deficient
(10,853)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,316)
Truss
(16,068)
Wooden deck
(5,165)
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