The historic steel truss bridge on Creek Road spans 216 feet and crosses the Conodoguinet Creek in West Pennsboro and Lower Frankford Townships. It reopened Tuesday following lengthy repairs.
Hertzler Bridge was built in 1896 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company. The original steel beams still bear the name of Carnegie, who owned Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburgh.Cumberland County’s Hertzler Bridge opened Tuesday to traffic after being closed for repairs due to damage from a car crash in 2018.
“We are happy to rehabilitate this historic bridge and make it safer for residents by replacing deteriorated steel components, installing new guide rails and painting the entire structure to protect it from the elements,” Cumberland County Planning Director Kirk Stoner said. “The work on the bridge began in March and we were able to complete all the repairs in nine months.”Hertzler Bridge was built in 1896 by the Pittsburgh Bridge Company.
The total allocation for the project is more than $1.5 million. Kinsley Construction, of York, was the construction contractor, and Herbert, Rowland and Grubic, is the county’s bridge engineer and designer of the project. The historic steel truss bridge on Creek Road spans 216 feet and crosses the Conodoguinet Creek in West Pennsboro and Lower Frankford Townships. The bridge sees an average daily traffic rate of 460 vehicles and is weight posted to eight tons.
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