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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.
Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free.

Total Bridges Found: 20

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Chewton Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wampum Road (PA-288) Over Railroad (CSX) Chewton: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 319 ft
Main Span Length: 153 ft
Roadway Width: 23.3 ft
Main Spans: 1
1922 By: Unknown An attractive variation on a standard plan bridge in the state, with a heavy skew.Click to visit page.
Cooks Crossing Bridge
Wallace Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wallace Road Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 88 ft
Main Span Length: 80 ft
Roadway Width: 14.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1892 By: Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania A rare pony example of the Penn Bridge Company's unusual end post connection detail.Click to visit page.
X Edinburg Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. US-224 (Youngstown-Poland Road) Over Mahoning River and Railroad (CSX) Edinburg: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed Total Length: 480 ft
Main Span Length: 270 ft
Roadway Width: 34 ft
Main Spans: 1
1936 By: Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This complex and intricate 1930s design Parker truss is covered in v-lacing and lattice!Click to visit page.
X Grant Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grant Street Over Shenango River New Castle: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 245 ft
Main Span Length: 240.2 ft
Roadway Width: 25 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Unknown This spectacular pin connected Pennsylvania truss was closed to traffic, and later demolished.Click to visit page.
L Grove Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Grove Street Over Neshannock Creek New Castle: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 212 ft
Main Span Length: 106 ft
Roadway Width: 45.3 ft
Main Spans: 2
1950 By: Unknown This bridge is an example of a standard plan beam bridge in Pennsylvania with attractive metal railings.Click to visit page.
X Hickory Creek Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wampum Road (Willowgrove Road) Over Hickory Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 112 ft
Main Span Length: 112 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1921 By: Unknown and Harrington, Howard, and Ash This rare bridge has not been maintained, yet is one of the only examples of its kind in the state.Click to visit page.
X Hilltown Bridge
Churchill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Churchill Road Over Mahoning River Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 282 ft
Main Span Length: 153 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 2
By: Unknown and Thomas Gilkey This bridge was, prior to its senseless demolition, a two span structure, and one of the spans was older than the other, but both dated to a historic period.Click to visit page.
X Kennedy Mill Bridge
Frew Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Frew Mill Road (PA-1012) Over Slippery Rock Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 80 ft
Main Span Length: 78 ft
Roadway Width: 16 ft
Main Spans: 1
1928 By: Unknown and Thomas Gilkey The fact that this bridge is a beautiful bridge in a very scenic area did not stop PennDOT from demolishing it!Click to visit page.
Mahoning Avenue Viaduct
Historic Significance Rating. Mahoning Avenue Over Shenango River and Various Railroad New Castle: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed Total Length: 1195 ft
Main Span Length: 307 ft
Roadway Width: 29.5 ft
Main Spans: 3
1923 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Thomas Gilkey This extremely long bridge is noted for a curve during its length of over 1000 feet, as well as some oddly skewed spans.Click to visit page.
Mahoningtown Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Mahoning River Mahoningtown: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 By: Unknown A rare example of a railroad pony truss, this is a two-span example.Click to visit page.
Main Street Overpass
Historic Significance Rating. Abandoned Road Over Main Street (PA-288) Wampum: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 50 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 19 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Unknown This overpass reperesents its type effectively due to good integrity.Click to visit page.
X Mill Street Bridge
American Veterans Memorial Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Mill Street Over Neshannock Creek New Castle: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 221.1 ft
Main Span Length: 219.2 ft
Roadway Width: 31.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1917 By: Unknown and Thomas Gilkey This fascinating bridge had a very unusual skew design.Click to visit page.
Mountville Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Mountville Road (PA-2030) Over Slippery Rock Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 190 ft
Main Span Length: 185 ft
Roadway Width: 24 ft
Main Spans: 1
1940 By: R. S. McMannus Steel Construction Company of Buffalo, New York and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This skewed, state standard Pratt through truss fits into its wooded surroundings well.Click to visit page.
P and LE / Big Run Branch Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Pittsburgh and and Lake Erie) Over Shenango River New Castle: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Whipple Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This ornate railroad bridge is hard to photo, but is one of the most beautiful railroad bridges ever seen!Click to visit page.
Portersville Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Portersville Road (PA-488) Over Slippery Rock Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 310 ft
Main Span Length: 155 ft
Roadway Width: 23.6 ft
Main Spans: 2
1932 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This is a two-span Pratt through truss, and has been lucky to escape demolition so far.Click to visit page.
Rose Point Bridge
Old Butler Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Old US-422 (Old Butler Road) Over Slippery Rock Creek Rose Point (Rural): Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 190 ft
Main Span Length: 185 ft
Roadway Width: 23 ft
Main Spans: 1
1935 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This massive-member Parker truss is closed to traffic in a wooded setting.Click to visit page.
State Line Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. State Line Road Over North Fork Little Beaver Creek Rural: Columbiana County, Ohio and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 51 ft
Main Span Length: 50 ft
Roadway Width: 12.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1914 By: Central Construction Company A small pony truss offers some beauty to a rural road.Click to visit page.
X Stoughton Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Stoughton Road Over Slippery Rock Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 132 ft
Main Span Length: 124 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio An unusual pin connected truss bridge displaying Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio details.Click to visit page.
X Van Gorder Mill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Van Gorder Mill Road (PA-2005) Over Slippery Rock Creek Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 277 ft
Main Span Length: 137 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 2
1891 By: Pittsburgh Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nelson and Buchanan of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Agents This magnificent two-span structure is one of Lawrence County's finest bridges.Click to visit page.
Wampum Road Bridge
Old SR-18 Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wampum Road (Old PA-18) Over Mahoning River Rural: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Total Length: 369 ft
Main Span Length: 257 ft
Roadway Width: 30.2 ft
Main Spans: 1
1930 By: Unknown and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This is an unusual example of a state standard Parker truss bridge with a heavy skew.Click to visit page.

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