The Jay Street Bridge crosses the West Branch Susquehanna River between Lock Haven on the south bank and Lockport on the north. The original structure, completed for the Lock Haven Bridge Company by the E. Kirkbride Company in 1852, was a covered bridge about 800 feet (240 m) long.[2] A two-story toll house, 48 feet (15 m) long and 18 feet (5.5 m) wide was later added at the foot of the bridge on the Lock Haven side.[2] Travelers using the bridge passed through an archway in the center of the toll house.[2] The bridge included a covered pedestrian walkway on the downstream side.[1]
Jay Street Bridge
Looking northwest from the Lock Haven side of the river in the late 19th century
After the wooden bridge was destroyed by fire in 1919, it was replaced by an iron bridge,[1] and a steel girder bridge replaced the iron bridge in 1986.[3]State Route 664, the southern terminus of which is in Lock Haven, crosses the river over the steel bridge.
A log raft going under the second, iron Jay Street Bridge, which was replaced in 1986.
The bridge is slightly upstream of Lock Haven's Canal Park, featuring remnants of the Bald Eagle Crosscut Canal.[1] It is also slightly upstream of the Lock Haven Dam (also known as the Dunnstown Dam), built in the 19th century to provide water to the West Branch Canal, which ran parallel to the Lockport and Dunnstown side of the river.[4] Canal boats crossed the pool behind the dam by means of a cable ferry between Lock No. 34, about 2,000 feet (610 m) east of the bridge on the Lockport side, and Lock No. 35 on the Lock Haven side.[4]
The steel bridge is 8.5 metres (28 ft) wide and about 250.5 metres (822 ft) long.[3] It has an operating rating (maximum allowable weight of a vehicle using the bridge) of 60.8 metric tons (67.0 short tons).[3] In 2007, the average daily traffic count for the bridge was 3,646 vehicles.[3]
^ abcdFederal Highway Administration. . Alexander Svirsky. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2010. To retrieve the data, enter Pennsylvania for the state and 664 for the route, and click the submit-query button.
^ ab"Historic American Engineering Record: West Branch Pennsylvania Canal, HAER No. PA-188". National Park Service. Retrieved February 18, 2010. To retrieve the data, enter Lock Haven in the search box and click. This produces a list of items of which No. 15 is the source.
Works citededit
Miller, Isabel Winner (1966). Old Town: A History of Early Lock Haven, 1769–1845. Lock Haven: The Annie Halenbake Ross Library. OCLC 7151032.
Wagner, ed., Dean R. (1979). Historic Lock Haven: An Architectural Survey. Lock Haven: Clinton County Historical Society. OCLC 5216208.
May 02, 2024
street, bridge, crosses, west, branch, susquehanna, river, between, lock, haven, south, bank, lockport, north, original, structure, completed, lock, haven, bridge, company, kirkbride, company, 1852, covered, bridge, about, feet, long, story, toll, house, feet,. The Jay Street Bridge crosses the West Branch Susquehanna River between Lock Haven on the south bank and Lockport on the north The original structure completed for the Lock Haven Bridge Company by the E Kirkbride Company in 1852 was a covered bridge about 800 feet 240 m long 2 A two story toll house 48 feet 15 m long and 18 feet 5 5 m wide was later added at the foot of the bridge on the Lock Haven side 2 Travelers using the bridge passed through an archway in the center of the toll house 2 The bridge included a covered pedestrian walkway on the downstream side 1 Jay Street BridgeLooking northwest from the Lock Haven side of the river in the late 19th centuryCoordinates41 08 22 N 77 26 30 W 41 13944 N 77 44167 W 41 13944 77 44167CarriedPA 664CrossedWest Branch Susquehanna RiverLocaleClinton Pennsylvania United StatesNamed forJohn Jay 1 CharacteristicsTotal length800 ft 240 m 2 HistoryConstructed byE Kirkbride and CompanyConstruction end1852Collapsedby fire in 1919Location After the wooden bridge was destroyed by fire in 1919 it was replaced by an iron bridge 1 and a steel girder bridge replaced the iron bridge in 1986 3 State Route 664 the southern terminus of which is in Lock Haven crosses the river over the steel bridge A log raft going under the second iron Jay Street Bridge which was replaced in 1986 The bridge is slightly upstream of Lock Haven s Canal Park featuring remnants of the Bald Eagle Crosscut Canal 1 It is also slightly upstream of the Lock Haven Dam also known as the Dunnstown Dam built in the 19th century to provide water to the West Branch Canal which ran parallel to the Lockport and Dunnstown side of the river 4 Canal boats crossed the pool behind the dam by means of a cable ferry between Lock No 34 about 2 000 feet 610 m east of the bridge on the Lockport side and Lock No 35 on the Lock Haven side 4 The steel bridge is 8 5 metres 28 ft wide and about 250 5 metres 822 ft long 3 It has an operating rating maximum allowable weight of a vehicle using the bridge of 60 8 metric tons 67 0 short tons 3 In 2007 the average daily traffic count for the bridge was 3 646 vehicles 3 See also editList of crossings of the Susquehanna RiverReferences edit a b c d Miller p 126 27 a b c d Wagner pp 21 24 a b c d Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory Route 664 Alexander Svirsky Archived from the original on December 12 2015 Retrieved February 17 2010 To retrieve the data enter Pennsylvania for the state and 664 for the route and click the submit query button a b Historic American Engineering Record West Branch Pennsylvania Canal HAER No PA 188 National Park Service Retrieved February 18 2010 To retrieve the data enter Lock Haven in the search box and click This produces a list of items of which No 15 is the source Works cited editMiller Isabel Winner 1966 Old Town A History of Early Lock Haven 1769 1845 Lock Haven The Annie Halenbake Ross Library OCLC 7151032 Wagner ed Dean R 1979 Historic Lock Haven An Architectural Survey Lock Haven Clinton County Historical Society OCLC 5216208 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Street Bridge amp oldid 1142815024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
