OFFICIAL NAME:
OTHER DESIGNATION:
Woodland Rd Ext over Little Sewickley Creek
ambr568-10
LOCATION:
Edgeworth
USGS 7.5" Topo Quad - UTM Coordinates:
Ambridge - Zone 17; 0568 4489
CARRIES:
Woodland Rd Ext
BETWEEN:
-- Little Sewickley Creek Rd
-- Woodland Rd
CROSSES:
-- Little Sewickley Creek
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION / DESIGN:
stone arch
locally-quarried sandstone
outer spandrel wall: rock-faced coursed ashlar
upper walls and parapets: dressed coursed ashlar
arch ring: dressed voussoirs in segmental arch
LENGTH OF MAIN SPAN:
29 ft
TOTAL LENGTH (including longest elevated ramp):
19.5 ft wide, between parapets at center
28.5 ft wide, between parapets at portals
HEIGHT OF DECK:
Lowest part of arch at abutments, 6 ft above creek
YEAR ERECTED / ENGINEER:
1889, Charles Davis
ADDITIONAL INFO:
A polished granite tablet is embedded at the center of the upstream parapet:
ERECTED BY ALLEGHENY COUNTY
1889
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COMMISSIONERS
R. E. MERCER,
G. Y. McKEE,
D. McWILLIAMS.
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CONTROLLER
JOSIAH SPEER
ENGINEER
CHARLES DAVIS
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WILLIAM DICKSON
BUILDER
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FIELD CHECKED:
7-Oct-2002
INFO SOURCES:
field check
