Hunter Station Bridge

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Hunter Station Bridge
Coordinates 41°31′N79°29′W / 41.52°N 79.48°W / 41.52; -79.48 Coordinates: 41°31′N79°29′W / 41.52°N 79.48°W / 41.52; -79.48
Carries Two lanes of US 62.svg US 62
Crosses Allegheny River
Locale Tionesta Township
Characteristics
Design Truss bridge
Total length 1,050 feet (320 m)
Width 32 feet (9.8 m)
History
Opened 1934 (1934)

The Hunter Station Bridge is a truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 62 (US 62) across the Allegheny River in rural Tionesta Township in Forest County, Pennsylvania. The structure was named for a railroad stop on the long defunct Ridgway & Oil City Railroad.

Truss bridge bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss

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U.S. Route 62 in Pennsylvania highway in Pennsylvania

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The bridge features an unusual design, in which the roadway is built into the middle of the truss, as opposed to the bottom of the structure. This was done to prevent flooding from submerging the highway, which was relatively common before the upstream construction of the Kinzua Dam. In 1971, the bridge was reconstructed, several years after the completion of the dam.

Kinzua Dam Concrete dam and earth embankment with four 24’ × 45’ crest gates

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Coordinates: 41°28′20″N79°30′01″W / 41.472246°N 79.500142°W / 41.472246; -79.500142

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