The West Hickory Bridge is a girder bridge

Girder bridge

A girder bridge, in general, is a bridge built of girders placed on bridge abutments and foundation piers. In turn, a bridge deck is built on top of the girders in order to carry traffic. There are several different subtypes of girder bridges:...

 that carries Pennsylvania Route 127

Pennsylvania Route 127

Pennsylvania Route 127 is an 10 mile long state highway located in Forest and Warren counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at US 62 in West Hickory. The northern terminus is at US 62 in Tidioute.-Route description:...

 across the Allegheny River

Allegheny River

The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

 in rural Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 7,716. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes . Forest County does not have a single traffic light, the only county in the...

. Spanning the river between Harmony Township

Harmony Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania

Harmony Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

 and Hickory Township

Hickory Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania

Hickory Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 525.-Geography:...

, it is named for the village of West Hickory.

This 2007 bridge replaced an 1896 one-lane truss bridge

Truss bridge

A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...

, which was designed for non-motorized traffic. Despite the low use of the bridge (only about 900 drivers per day), it was considered to be in need of replacement.