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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.
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Total Bridges Found: 11

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Banning Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Youghiogheny River Rural (Banning): Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Rivet-Connected K-Truss Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1582 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York One of the few examples of a K-Truss in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
Belle Vernon Bridge
Speers - Belle Vernon Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. I-70 Over Monongahela River, Railroads, and Roads Speers and Belle Vernon: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever (Suspended Deck) 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 2066 ft
Main Span Length: 450 ft
Roadway Width: 75 ft
Main Spans: 3
1951 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This graceful looking bridge is a rare example of its kind and a major pre-interstate structure now a part of I-70.Click to visit page.
Brownsville Bridge
Old Brownsville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Bridge Street (PA-2067) Over Monongahela River and Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania Metal 20 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 945 ft
Main Span Length: 520 ft
Roadway Width: 22.6 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A historical feat when completed, this pin connected bridge is noted for its enormous Pennsylvania truss span.Click to visit page.
Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Market Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Market Street Over Dunlaps Creek Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Solid Ribbed Spandrel Braced Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 84 ft
Main Span Length: 80 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1839 By: Richard Delafield, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers The first cast iron bridge in the US, this was a part of the Cumberland Road aka National Road!Click to visit page.
Gans Hill School Road Bridge
Urbania Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Gans Hill School Road (Urbania Road - TR-335) Over Georges Creek Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 75 ft
Roadway Width: 10.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1909 By: Unknown This strange bridge has a brick deck and turnbuckles on its center diagonals even though it is a rigid truss.Click to visit page.
Layton Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Layton Road Over Youghiogheny River Near Layton: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Combination Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 911 ft
Main Span Length: 181 ft
Roadway Width: 13 ft
Main Spans: 2
1899 By: Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania This bridge is half deck and half through truss, but its setting and the tunnel next to it truly define what makes this bridge special.Click to visit page.
! Masontown Bridge
Intercounty Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. PA-21 (McClellandtown Road / E. Roy Furman Highway) Over Monongahela River Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania Metal 16 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 1457 ft
Main Span Length: 402 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 5
1925 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This breathtaking monument, rich with Pennsylvania heritage, is going to be destroyed by PennDOT.Click to visit page.
Masontown Railroad Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern and CSX) Over Unnamed Road Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This traditional structure is located in the shadow of the doomed Masontown Bridge.Click to visit page.
X Point Marion Bridge
Albert Gallatin Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. PA-88 Over Monongahela River Point Marion: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 810.1 ft
Main Span Length: 464 ft
Roadway Width: 19.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1930 By: Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Company and Harrington and Cortelyou This magnificent bridge was one of the few and finest cantilever bridges in Pennsylvania, yet was sentenced to demolition by PennDOT.Click to visit page.
Simpson Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Simpson Road (TR-326) Over Dunlap Creek Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 78 ft
Main Span Length: 78 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1905 By: York Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania A noteworthy example of a York Bridge Company pony truss.Click to visit page.
Yuras Farm Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Yuras Farm Road Over Browns Run Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 46 ft
Main Span Length: 43 ft
Roadway Width: 10.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1902 By: Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio This little bridge is a traditional example of a bridge type that was common in the late 1800s.Click to visit page.

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