Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bowers Bridge Road Bridge
York County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Little Conewago Creek on Bowers Bridge Road
Location
York County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1889 by Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1954
Builder
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Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 91.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08333, -76.80000
(decimal degrees)
40°04'60" N, 76°47'60" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
PA 66 7207 0940 3193
(Pennsylvania bridge number)
BH 31857
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 05/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Serious
(3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.7
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 1999)
800
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Built 1889
(60)
Built during 1880s
(482)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,592)
Owned by county
(14,138)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Pratt truss
(1,405)
Through truss
(5,208)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,323)
Truss
(15,742)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
(64)
York County, Pennsylvania
(38)
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