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! Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.
L Most or all of the original bridge material has been demolished and replaced, including historically significant elements, but some original parts of the bridge remain.
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Total Bridges Found: 19

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Ambridge Bridge
Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge / Ambridge-Woodlawn Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. 11th Street Over Ohio River Ambridge and Aliquippa: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1995.2 ft
Main Span Length: 530 ft
Roadway Width: 27 ft
Main Spans: 5
1927 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and T. J. Wilkerson of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania This gorgeous and unique multi-cantilever span design is a testimony to why Ambridge is even in existence!Click to visit page.
Big Beaver Boulevard Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Conrail) Over Big Beaver Boulevard (PA-18) Near Homewood: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is an impressive, massive through truss that carries a railroad over a highway.Click to visit page.
X Concord Church Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Concord Church Road, Herman Road (PA-588) Over Brush Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 75 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Unknown A Warren pony truss added interest to an otherwise average roadway and insignificant stream crossing.Click to visit page.
Duquesne Slag Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Duquesne Slag Private Road Over Constitution Boulevard (PA-51) and Railroad (Pittsburgh and Lake Erie) Monaca: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 377 ft
Roadway Width: 28 ft
Main Spans: 5
1928 By: Unknown This is an unusual deck cantilever truss bridge serving a private road.Click to visit page.
Fallston Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Front Street Over Beaver River Fallston and New Brighton: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 13 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 406 ft
Main Span Length: 200 ft
Roadway Width: 18.4 ft
Main Spans: 2
1884 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania A large and ornate bridge is located near the home town of its builder; a rare two-span Whipple truss!Click to visit page.
Frankfort Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Frankfort Road (PA-18) Over Raccoon Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 229 ft
Main Span Length: 185 ft
Roadway Width: 32.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department A classic example of 1930s truss bridge technology in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
King Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. King Street (US-11, PA-696, PA-533) Over Middle Spring Creek Shippensburg: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 47 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 47 ft
Main Spans: 1
1911 By: Ferro-Concrete Construction Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This is an attractive traditional arch bridge that has the unusual addition of an Indian head sculpture on the railing.Click to visit page.
Koppel Viaduct
Ellwood - Koppel Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. PA-351 Over Beaver River Koppel: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 1206 ft
Main Span Length: 221 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 7
1915 By: Unknown This is an uncommon example of a simple span large deck truss, and this bridge has a few unusual details as well.Click to visit page.
X Links Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Hookstown Grade Road Over Raccoon Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 138 ft
Main Span Length: 134 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Unknown This attractive, traditional riveted through truss is about to be demolished!Click to visit page.
X Moffet Mill Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Moffet Mill Road Over Raccoon Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 152 ft
Main Span Length: 146 ft
Roadway Width: 18 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Farris Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This is a traditional riveted Pratt truss bridge in a scenic location.Click to visit page.
Monaca-Beaver Railroad Bridge
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (CSX) Over Ohio River Monaca and Beaver: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever 26 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1779 ft
Main Span Length: 769 ft
Roadway Width: 29 ft
Main Spans: 3
1910 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Albert Lucius of New York, New York This landmark cantilever truss bridge is noted as an early surviving cantilever truss and for its massive design.Click to visit page.
Old Darlington Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Plum Street (Abandoned Section) Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek Darlington: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This traditional pony truss is abandoned and overgrown.Click to visit page.
! Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pennsylvania Avenue (PA-51) Over Railroad (CSX) Monaca: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 184 ft
Main Span Length: 180 ft
Roadway Width: 34 ft
Main Spans: 1
1938 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This beauty of this bridge and its noteworthy heavy skew were not enough to save it from being reduced to scrap.Click to visit page.
Pennsylvania Turnpike Beaver River Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) Over Beaver River, PA-1001, and Railroad Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 1546 ft
Main Span Length: 410 ft
Roadway Width: 56 ft
Main Spans: 5
1952 By: Unknown This is a large cantilever deck truss that is hidden in a wooded setting.Click to visit page.
Rochester-Beaver Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Beaver River and Water Street Rochester and Beaver: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 1913 By: Unknown A large two-span railroad truss bridge crosses the Beaver River at the Ohio River.Click to visit page.
Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street (PA-4042) Over Beaver River and Railroad Rochester and Bridgewater: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 648 ft
Main Span Length: 367 ft
Roadway Width: 32.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1933 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department A large two-span railroad truss bridge crosses the Beaver River at the Ohio River.Click to visit page.
State Line Road Bridge
Garvins Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. State Line Road Over Brush Run Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 44 ft
Main Span Length: 40 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1929 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania A small pony truss with non-structural concrete posts at the end.Click to visit page.
Watts Mills Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Watts Mills Road Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal Continuous 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 109 ft
Main Span Length: 48 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1878 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania One of the most significant bridges in the region, this bridge is an extremely rare example of early continuous truss design.Click to visit page.
Young's Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Sylvania Drive Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek Rural: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 98 ft
Main Span Length: 92 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania This bridge appears to be the work of Penn Bridge Company based on unusual details associated with that company.Click to visit page.

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