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Bridge in Harmony Township and Hickory Township
West Hickory Bridge
Coordinates41°34′11″N 79°24′21″W / 41.56972°N 79.40583°W / 41.56972; -79.40583
CarriesTwo lanes of PA 127
CrossesAllegheny River
LocaleHarmony Township and Hickory Township
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length695 ft
Width32 ft
History
Opened2007
Location
United States historic place
West Hickory Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old West Hickory Bridge, 1982
LocationPennsylvania Route 127 over the Allegheny River at West Hickory, in Hickory Township, Pennsylvania
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Built byGroton Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000835
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The West Hickory Bridge is a girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 127 across the Allegheny River in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the river between Harmony Township and Hickory Township, it is named for the village of West Hickory.

This 2007 bridge replaced an 1896 one-lane truss bridge, which was designed for non-motorized traffic. It was a multiple span, Pratt truss bridge built by the Groton Bridge Company and measured 695 feet, 6 inches, in length. The old bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Despite the low use of the bridge (only about 900 drivers per day), it was considered to be in need of replacement.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unnamed (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Hickory Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-16.

Bridge Mapper article on old structure

Bridges of the Allegheny River
Upstream
Tidioute Bridge
PA 127		 West Hickory Bridge
PA 127		 Downstream
Tionesta Bridge
U.S. 62 PA 36
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