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Fetters Mill Road Bridge - February 7, 2009

Side View

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Fetters Milll Road Bridge - February 7, 2009

Overview looking towards former Bryn Athyn train station

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Pennypack Creek on Fetters Mill Road in Bryn Athyn
Location
Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883; rehabilitated 1977
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02000, -75.01667   (decimal degrees)
40°01'12" N, 75°01'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/498577/4429977 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Germantown
Inventory numbers
PA 46 7046 1070 0027 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000832 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31354 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1977)
3,150

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Added bridge info re National Register of Historical Places
  • February 10, 2009: New photos from Raymond Klein
  • January 23, 2009: Updated by Raymond Klein: Changed town from Philadelphia to Bryn Athyn & qurange frm Frankford to Germantown

Sources 

  • Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com

Comments 

Fetters Mill Road Bridge
Posted March 20, 2009, by Raymond Klein (Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com)

This bridge is in my former hometown and I used to hang out betwen here and the former Reading Railroad Station and still in use Post Office at Bryn Athyn.

Fetters Mill Road Bridge
Posted April 21, 2008, by Bill Flis (flis [at] detk [dot] com)

Montgomery County (in which this bridge lies) is just outside Philadelphia City/County.