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County Bridge No. 14, Township Route 493 over Tioga River at Canoe Camp, Mansfield, Tioga County, PA

County Bridge No. 14, Township Route 493 over Tioga River at Canoe Camp, Mansfield, Tioga County, PA

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Summary

Significance: This bridge is one of the few remaining example of a Baltimore truss in Pennsylvania. The bridge company and size of the bridge make it an unusual and important example of its type. The bridge is a riveted iron single span Baltimore through truss design. Truss connections are pinned, and the eye bars are die forged. The portals of the bridge are decorated with the bridge builder's company name and location...
Survey number: HAER PA-421
Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Owego Bridge Company
Tioga County Commissioners
Pitts, J F
Bailey, T H
Garrison, W H
Curtis, Reuben
Appalachian Archaeological Research, contractor
Ad Vision, Incorporated, contractor
Bohlin, Jeffery A, historian
Bixby, Mark, photographer
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Location

Mansfield (Pa.)41.80730, -77.07747
Google Map of 41.80729609999999, -77.077468
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Library of Congress
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