Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge over Beaver River near Ohio River

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Street View, Jul 2024

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"This is a very impressive Parker through truss with a pony truss approach span. The Rochester-Bridgewater Bridge has excellent historic integrity with no noteworthy alterations. This bridge's unusual span arrangement from east to west consists of a short through truss span, long through truss span, and pony truss span. Local urban legend apparently claims that this design was to make the bridge look like the shape of a beaver, since it crosses the Beaver River. This is likely just a tale. The design of each span is a result of what the bridge is crossing which includes both the Beaver River and a railroad."
Nathan goes on to explain that these trusses are examples of Pennsylvania's standard plans for short, medium and long trusses.

Climbing Skies posted
Looking up the Beaver River, from near the confluence, with Bridgewater on the left and Rochester on the right during a summer morning in Beaver County, PA.