This 467' (142m) long bridge has spans of 232' (70m). [HistoricBridges]
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| Shelly, Nov 2023 |
While trying to verify that it is a pin-connected truss, I noticed the full height of the truss uses a Pratt-truss design with some half-height panels added that use a Howe-truss design.
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| Thomas Rue, May 2024 |
An older street view is not available.
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| Street View, Aug 2024 |
"Bridge Status: December 24, 2024: After being closed since 2019 and with an ongoing Section 106 Review, which included plans to non-destructively disassemble this bridge for future preservation, this bridge is now slated for imminent demolition on claims that the piers have deteriorated to a point where the bridge cannot even be safely picked with a crane for disassembly." [HistoricBridges, Nathan says a lot more about the decision to destroy this bridge. This quote is just a summary.]
And there are a lot of comments on ArchivedBridgeHunter. Basically, the feds rule of funding 80% of a new bridge, but 0% of a rehab, effectively destroyed this bridge.
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| Try-County Independent posted See the photos: Workers are taking down the Skinners Falls Bridge over the Delaware River. Tri-County Independent: Full photo gallery: bit.ly/4jBc32S [According to some comments PennDOT spen $4m studying it and $8m to destroy it, but it would have cost $1m to repair it for traffic.] |
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