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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: 17

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Center Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Center Street (PA-6008, Business PA-8) Over Oil Creek Oil City: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal Tied Solid Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed Total Length: 178.2 ft
Main Span Length: 173 ft
Roadway Width: 34.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1939 By: Tonawanda Engineering Corporation and Karl A. Miller One of two nearly identical arch bridges, this bridge was designed by a Crawford county engineer even though it is in Venango County.Click to visit page.
Dean Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dean Road (TR-439) Over Little Sandy Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 56 ft
Main Span Length: 51.8 ft
Roadway Width: 13.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1895 By: Unknown This pony truss was modified when the lower chord connections were encased in concrete.Click to visit page.
! Dotter Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Dotter Road (TR-522) Over Mill Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 62 ft
Main Span Length: 56 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1885 By: Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio An important example of work done by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
Dotter Road Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Abandoned) Over Mill Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is a small stone arch bridge located in a very scenic area.Click to visit page.
Erie Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Western New York and Pennsylvania) Over Oil Creek Oil City: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 2 1892 By: Unknown An attractive and unaltered example of a pin-connected railroad truss, this bridge contributes to a historic district.Click to visit page.
Jersey Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Drake Well Road (PA-1011) Over Oil Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 140 ft
Main Span Length: 134.8 ft
Roadway Width: 11.5 ft
Main Spans: 1
1882 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio This bridge's trusses and bracing were salvaged and placed on a replacement bridge. Click to visit page.
Kaneville Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Harper Road (TR-587) Over Cherrytree Run Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 3 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 38 ft
Main Span Length: 34 ft
Roadway Width: 10.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
By: Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio This is a tiny little pony truss just off a major highway on a dead-end road.Click to visit page.
Lesher Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Lesher Road (TR-614) Over Pithole Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 72 ft
Main Span Length: 61 ft
Roadway Width: 10.8 ft
Main Spans: 1
1897 By: Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio This small pony truss was spared demolition by adding a load-bearing stringer bridge on top of the truss deck.Click to visit page.
! McClintock Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. PA-8 Over Oil Creek McClintock: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 312 ft
Main Span Length: 152 ft
Roadway Width: 28.5 ft
Main Spans: 2
1930 By: T. J. Foley and Pennsylvania State Highway Department This massive-member truss bridge features an uncommon portal bracing design.Click to visit page.
! Miller Farm Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Mill Farm Road (TR-635) Over Oil Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 154 ft
Main Span Length: 150 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1888 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio This is a large single-span Pratt through truss at 154 feet, and has a tall feeling to it.Click to visit page.
Petroleum Center Bridge
Eagle Rock Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Eagle Rock Road (PA-1004) Over Oil Creek Petroleum Center (Rural): Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 239 ft
Main Span Length: 117 ft
Roadway Width: 15.4 ft
Main Spans: 2
1884 By: Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio This ornate two-span structure is a beautiful centerpiece for Oil Creek State Park.Click to visit page.
X Pine Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Pine Hill Road (PA-3005) Over Scrubgrass Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 112 ft
Main Span Length: 109 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1887 By: Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio This attractive through truss bridge was damaged by a vehicle crash and later demolished.Click to visit page.
! Sugarcreek Bridge
Buttermilk Hill Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Buttermilk Hill Road (PA-4010) Over Sugar Creek Sugarcreek: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 126 ft
Main Span Length: 123 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1920 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York and Karl A. Miller This Groton Bridge Company bridge is interesting in its own right, but together with the railroad truss beside it, forms a unique scene!Click to visit page.
Sugarcreek Railroad Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Sugar Creek Sugarcreek: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Main Spans: 1 By: Unknown This is a beautiful railroad bridge with attractive portal and sway bracing, and is located right next to a highway truss!Click to visit page.
Williams Road Bridge
Shorts Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Williams Road (TR-627) Over Sugar Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 75 ft
Main Span Length: 73.2 ft
Roadway Width: 15 ft
Main Spans: 1
1884 By: Samuel P. White of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania This unique bridge uses the rare Phoenix columns in an unusual bridge that is unlike the majority of bridges with Phoenix columns.Click to visit page.
X Wipper Will Road Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Wipper Will Road (TR-334) Over Little Sandy Creek Rural: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 46 ft
Main Span Length: 46 ft
Roadway Width: 14 ft
Main Spans: 1
1904 By: Rochester Bridge and Construction Company A small pony truss with riveted connections had faithfully served this rural road for over a century.Click to visit page.
! Woolen Mills Bridge
Factory Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Factory Street (TR-372) Over Lake Creek Cooperstown: Venango County, Pennsylvania Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed Total Length: 73.2 ft
Main Span Length: 70 ft
Roadway Width: 15.7 ft
Main Spans: 1
1889 By: Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio This bright yellow bridge sits out in the open for people to admire and easily photograph.Click to visit page.

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