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3/4 View From West

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Barrel View From Northwest

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Elevation From Southwest

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Details Of Railing And Steps At Northwest End

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Detail Of Rail And Context At Northwest End

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Builders Plate At Northwest End

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Monongahela River in West Brownsville
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914; rehabilitated 1987
Builders: - Crossan Construction Co.
- Fort Pitt Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 20-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 520.0 ft.
Total length: 944.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.02333, -79.89167 (decimal degrees)
40°01'24" N, 79°53'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/594575/4430935 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: California
Inventory numbers: PA 62 2067 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000834 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31771 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 4,980

Update Log

October 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources

HAER PA-472 - Old Brownsville Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River & Water Street at State Route 2067, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA
James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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