Yeakle Mill Bridge, State Route 3026 (Mill Road) spanning Little Cove Creek, Sylvan, Franklin County, PA
Summary
Significance: The Yeakle Mill Bridge is one of a few surviving Pratt pony truss structures that once were common throughout South Central Pennsylvania. Designed by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company and erected through its local agents, Nelson and Buchanon, the bridge exemplifies early efforts at prefabrication and standardization.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N914
Survey number: HAER PA-591
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Sniverly, J S
Waidlich, John
Middow, Jacob
Pittsburgh Bridge Company
Buchanan, Thomas M
Yeakle, Abraham
Buchanan, Andrew
Gilbert, Calvin
Nelson & Buchanan, Bridge Constructors and Engineers
Nelson Construction Company
American Bridge Company
Croteau, Todd, project manager
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Flores, Roland, field team project manager
Phipps, Linda S, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Kryda, Sara K, delineator
Location
Sylvan, 39.75343, -78.02167
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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