Old Brownsville Bridge

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Overview Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 View From West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 View From West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 View From West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Barrel View From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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3/4 View From South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Elevation From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Details Of Railing And Steps At Northwest End Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Rail And Context At Northwest End Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Builders Plate At Northwest End Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Monongahela River in West Brownsville

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1914; rehabilitated 1987

Builders

- Crossan Construction Co.
- Fort Pitt Bridge Co.

Design

Pin-connected, 20-panel Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 520.0 ft.
Total length: 944.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.02333, -79.89167   (decimal degrees)
40°01'24" N, 79°53'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/594575/4430935 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

California

Inventory numbers

PA 62 2067 0010 0000 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000834 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31771 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2006)

Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2001)

4,980

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

• HAER PA-472 - Old Brownsville Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River & Water Street at State Route 2067, Brownsville, Fayette County, PA
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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