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Meadow View Road Bridge

Meadow View Road Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: October 21, 2013

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Meadow View Road (PA-4038) Over North Branch Bermudian Creek
Location
Rural: York County, Pennsylvania: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1890 By Builder/Contractor: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
Rehabilitation Date
1930
Main Span Length
38.0 Feet (11.6 Meters)
Structure Length
42.0 Feet (12.8 Meters)
Roadway Width
12 Feet (3.66 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
38013

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Bridge Documentation

This bridge has been relocated. This page and its photos and maps document the former location of the bridge.

View Archived National Bridge Inventory Report - Has Additional Details and Evaluation

This bridge has been moved to a new location. This page refers to the bridge's former location. View the current location on this page.

This is a ca. 1890 bridge that was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It displays the unusual design details that this prolific company used on many of its pony truss bridges, notably the use of threaded rod with nut connections at the end posts, which include cast iron elements at these points. One of the vertical members has been replaced and original railings are missing, but otherwise the bridge is unaltered. Original built-up floorbeams remain.

In Spring/Summer 2014, this historic bridge was to be replaced, however it was relocated and preserved for pedestrian use.

The preservation of this bridge by relocation marks a rare example of a historic truss bridge preserved in this manner in Pennsylvania, where this form of preservation has sadly been nearly unheard of thus far. It is hoped that this will help set a precedent for future preservation projects.

The National Bridge Inventory gave a bad 1930 construction date. It is not known if this suggests that at this date the bridge was relocated, or if its just a total error.

Information and Findings From Pennsylvania's Historic Bridge Inventory

Discussion of Bridge

The single span, 42'-long, metal Pratt pony truss bridge built ca. 1890 is supported on stone abutments. The truss is composed of built-up compression members and eye bar and rod tension members. It is pin connected with the exception of cast iron connecting pieces at the upper chord-end post connections, a detail associated with Wrought Iron Bridge Co. pony truss bridges. U-shaped hangers support rolled section floorbeams carrying steel stringers and an open steel grid deck placed ca. 1980. Original railings have been lost and replaced by W-beam guide railings. The bridge is a historically and technologically significant example of its type/design by an important late 19th century fabricator. The Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, OH, was among the best known and most successful builders to establish a national market for its bridges. The company was very active in York County during the last two decades of the 19th century.

Discussion of Surrounding Area

The bridge carries a 2 lane road over a stream in a rural setting of active farms and scattered late 19th to late 20th century residences approximately 400' east of the crossroads village of Clear Spring. At the northwest quadrant is a mid 20th century commercial building. Approximately 150' to the west is a farm complex with early 20th century barn and late 19th century brick residence. The eastern quadrants are wooded. The setting does not have the cohesiveness or integrity of a historic district.

Bridge Considered Historic By Survey: Yes

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