West Hickory Bridge

The West Hickory Bridge is a girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Route 127 across the Allegheny River in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the river between Harmony Township and Hickory Township, it is named for the village of West Hickory.

West Hickory Bridge
Coordinates	41°34′12″N 79°24′22″W
Carries	Two lanes of PA 127
Crosses	Allegheny River
Locale	Harmony Township and Hickory Township
Characteristics
Design	Girder bridge
Total length	695 ft
Width	32 ft
History
Opened	2007

West Hickory Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old West Hickory Bridge, 1982
Location	Pennsylvania Route 127 over the Allegheny River at West Hickory, in Hickory Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°34′11″N 79°24′21″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Built by	Groton Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Pratt truss, Other
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000835[1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

This 2007 bridge replaced an 1896 one-lane truss bridge, which was designed for non-motorized traffic. It was a multiple span, Pratt truss bridge built by the Groton Bridge Company and measured 695 feet, 6 inches, in length.[2] The old bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Despite the low use of the bridge (only about 900 drivers per day), it was considered to be in need of replacement.

See also

• List of crossings of the Allegheny River

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unnamed (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Hickory Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-16.

Bridge Mapper article on old structure