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PA-592-27

Elevation of West Branch Brandywine Creek Bridge, Coatsville, Looking North

Photo by Joseph Elliott, Summer-Fall 1999, for HAER

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PA-592-28

Oblique View Looking NW

Photo by Joseph Elliott, Summer-Fall 1999, for HAER

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PA-592-29

Oblique View Looking NW

Photo by Joseph Elliott, Summer-Fall 1999, for HAER

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PA-592-30

Oblique View Looking NW

Photo by Joseph Elliott, Summer-Fall 1999, for HAER

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PA-592-31

Builder's Plaque in South Railing

Photo by Joseph Elliott, Summer-Fall 1999, for HAER

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over West Branch Brandywine Creek on Lincoln Highway in Coatesville
Location: Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 113.9 ft.
Deck width: 45.3 ft.
Also called: West Branch Brandywine Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.98278, -75.82444 (decimal degrees)
39°58'58" N, 75°49'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/429607/4426171 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Coatesville
Inventory number: BH 37254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 14,916