Historic Bridges
of the United States
Howellville Road Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Howellville Road in Devon-Berwyn
Location
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1879; rehabilitated ca. 04
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.05667, -75.46000
(decimal degrees)
40°03'24" N, 75°27'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 15 7236 0417 0001
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 30666
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 10/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 28.5
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1992)
1,000
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1879
(19)
Built during 1870s
(251)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(61)
NR-eligible
(2,570)
Open
(21,540)
Owned by railroad
(589)
Pennsylvania
(1,694)
Pony truss
(9,381)
Span length 75-100 feet
(3,238)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
Truss
(15,706)
Warren truss
(690)
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