This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1891: Lower
English Center Borough, Pennsylvania, USA - Little Pine Creek
| Bridgemeister ID: | 99 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1891 |
| Name: | Lower |
| Location: | English Center Borough, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Crossing: | Little Pine Creek |
| Coordinates: | 41.4349 N 77.28887 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Dean & Westbrook |
| References: | HAERPA461, HHP, SSB |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet) |
Notes:
- This bridge is an eyebar suspension and truss hybrid similar to the Florianopolis, Silver, and Saint Marys bridges.
- 2012, May: Closed for two weeks for repairs after a snapped support was discovered.
- Companion to 1891 Upper - English Center Borough, Pennsylvania, USA.
- See 1926 Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) - Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- See 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA.
- See 1928 Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) - Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA.
Annotated Citations:
- Crossley, Pat. "Historic bridge on the list to be rehabbed." Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2023/03/historic-bridge-on-the-list-to-be-rehabbed/
$12 million rehabilitation project planned. "According to Maggie Baker, a spokesperson with PennDOT… 'After traffic is switched to the temporary bridge, the existing bridge will be carefully dismantled. The existing structural components of the bridge will be shipped to a fabricator to be cleaned and painted. Remedies for damaged components will be coordinated with the onsite cultural resource representative. Abutments will be carefully dismantled and reconstructed.'"
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