The bridge features an unusual design, in which the roadway is built into the middle of the truss, as opposed to the bottom of the structure. This was done to prevent flooding from submerging the highway, which was relatively common before the upstream construction of the Kinzua Dam. In 1971, the bridge was reconstructed, several years after the completion of the dam.
hunter, station, bridge, truss, bridge, that, carries, route, across, allegheny, river, rural, tionesta, township, forest, county, pennsylvania, structure, named, railroad, stop, long, defunct, ridgway, city, railroad, coordinates41, 48carriestwo, lanes, 62cro. The Hunter Station Bridge is a truss bridge that carries U S Route 62 US 62 across the Allegheny River in rural Tionesta Township in Forest County Pennsylvania The structure was named for a railroad stop on the long defunct Ridgway amp Oil City Railroad Hunter Station BridgeCoordinates41 31 N 79 29 W 41 52 N 79 48 W 41 52 79 48CarriesTwo lanes of US 62CrossesAllegheny RiverLocaleTionesta TownshipCharacteristicsDesignTruss bridgeTotal length1 050 feet 320 m Width32 feet 9 8 m HistoryOpened1934 1934 Location The bridge features an unusual design in which the roadway is built into the middle of the truss as opposed to the bottom of the structure This was done to prevent flooding from submerging the highway which was relatively common before the upstream construction of the Kinzua Dam In 1971 the bridge was reconstructed several years after the completion of the dam See also editList of crossings of the Allegheny RiverReferences editHistoric Bridges 41 28 20 N 79 30 01 W 41 472246 N 79 500142 W 41 472246 79 500142 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hunter Station Bridge amp oldid 985320355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
