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Buffenmeyer Road Bridge

Buffenmeyer Road Bridge

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Most Recent Visit To Bridge: August 2007

Key Facts
Bridge Name Facility Carried / Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date / Builder or Contractor
Buffenmeyer Road Bridge Buffenmeyer Road Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Rural: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
Technical Facts
Rehabilitation Date Structure Length Roadway Width Bridge Width Main Spans Approach Spans
1994 93 Feet (28.3 Meters) 18 Feet (5.5 Meters) 22 Feet (6.7 Meters) 1 None

This bridge is designed with the peculiar affinity for designing a bridge with a "flat" appearance that accompanies a number of surviving highway-over-railroad bridges. This is due to the use of large plates and angles to form the truss web, rather than box beams.

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