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 Bridge NameFacility Carried / Feature IntersectedLocationStructure TypeConstruction Date / Builder or ContractorDescriptionThumbnail
Banning Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Wheeling and Lake Erie) Over Youghiogheny River Rural (Banning): Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted K-Truss Deck Truss, Stationary 0 By: Unknown One of the few examples of a K-Truss in Pennsylvania.Click to visit page.
Brownsville Bridge
Old Brownsville Bridge
Bridge Street Over Monongahela River Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pennsylvania Through Truss, Stationary 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.
Gans Hill School Road Bridge
Urbania Road Bridge
Gans Hill School Road (Urbania Road - TR-335) Over Georges Creek Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary 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
Layton Road Over Youghiogheny River Near Layton: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Combination Truss, Stationary 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.
Market Street Bridge
Market Street Over Dunlaps Creek Brownsville: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Deck Arch, Stationary 1839 By: 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.
! Masontown Bridge
Intercounty Bridge
PA-21 Over Monongahela River Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Stationary 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
Railroad (Norfolk Southern and CSX) Over Unnamed Road Near Masontown: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Stationary 0 By: Unknown This traditional structure is located in the shadow of the doomed Masontown Bridge.Click to visit page.
! Point Marion Bridge
PA-88 Over Monongahela River Point Marion: Fayette County, Pennsylvania and Greene County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Cantilever Through Truss, Stationary 1930 By: Pittsburgh - Des Moines Steel Company This magnificent bridge is one of the few and finest of cantilever bridges in Pennsylvania, yet has been sentenced to demolition by PennDOT.Click to visit page.
Simpson Road Bridge
Simpson Road (TR-326) Over Dunlap Creek Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary 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
Yuras Farm Road Over Browns Run Rural: Fayette County, Pennsylvania Metal Pinned Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Stationary 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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