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Bedford County Bridge No. 32, Schellsburg Street (Township Route 350) spanning Little Wills Creek, Hyndman, Bedford County, PA

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Bedford County Bridge No. 32, Schellsburg Street (Township Route 350) spanning Little Wills Creek, Hyndman, Bedford County, PA

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Summary

Significance: This wrought-iron Pratt through truss is typical of iron truss spans of the 1870s and 1880s, prior to the ascendancy of all-steel constructed bridges. The Hyndman Iron Bridge is one of the oldest surviving metal truss bridges in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Survey number: HAER PA-357
Building/structure dates: 1882 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Columbia Bridge Works
Morrison, D H
Morrison, C C
America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor
Madrid, transmitter
Will, Elaine J, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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bedford county39.82081, -78.72069
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