Historic Bridges
of the United States
Witherup Bridge
Venango County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Scrubgrass Creek on PA 3005
Location
Venango County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1887 by the Smith Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1940; closed to traffic 2003
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 111.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.23833, -79.85500
(decimal degrees)
41°14'18" N, 79°51'18" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/595949/4565846
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eau Claire
Inventory numbers
PA 60 3005 0050 2642
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31721
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Imminent Failure
(1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
481
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1887
(72)
Built during 1880s
(517)
Closed
(1,320)
NR-listed
(1,520)
Owned by state
(6,646)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Pratt truss
(1,567)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,299)
Structurally deficient
(10,853)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,462)
Truss
(16,067)
Venango County, Pennsylvania
(17)
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