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Side view

Photos taken June 2007 by Kent Findley

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Barricades

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Builders plaque

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Commissioners plaque

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Deck view

Overview: Through truss bridge over Swatara Creek on TR 575
Location: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1899 by the Pittsburg Bridge Co. and Nelson & Buchanan; rehabilitated 1960
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 162.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.48333, -76.51667 (decimal degrees)
40°28'60" N, 76°31'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/371452/4482509 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Indiantown Gap
Inventory numbers: PA 38 7215 0575 3007 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31169 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 100