TR 358 over Towanda Creek

            County Bridge Number 12 or Paines Bridge is a riveted Pratt thru truss bridge.  Built in 1908 by the United Construction Company, it is a single span, 127’ long bridge supported on concrete abutments with wingwalls.  The truss members are built up of angle and channel sections, with plates on the top chord.  An open grid steel deck, placed in 1962, is supported by rolled floorbeams, stringers and riser beams.  Pipe railings are attached to the inside face of each truss.  This bridge has been determined not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.