List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania facts for kids
This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Covered bridges on the NRHP in Pennsylvania are listed elsewhere.
Current listings
Name | Image | Built | Listed | Location | County | Type |
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Adams Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia | 1901 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia Adams Avenue across Tacony Creek 40°2′31″N 75°6′48″W / 40.04194°N 75.11333°W |
Philadelphia | Multi-span stone arch | |
Allenwood River Bridge | 1895 | June 22, 1988 | Allenwood, Union 41°6′28″N 76°53′25″W / 41.10778°N 76.89028°W |
Northumberland, Union | Pratt through truss | |
Armstrong Tunnel | 1926, 1927 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°26′5″N 79°59′25″W / 40.43472°N 79.99028°W |
Allegheny | ||
Askew Bridge | 1857 | March 1, 1973 | Reading 40°20′37″N 75°55′34″W / 40.34361°N 75.92611°W |
Berks | ||
Atkinson Road Bridge | 1873 | March 20, 2002 | Solebury Twp 40°19′38″N 74°58′44″W / 40.32722°N 74.97889°W |
Bucks | Three-span arch | |
Baker Bridge | 1917 | March 20, 1990 | Newburg 40°17′10″N 78°7′17″W / 40.28611°N 78.12139°W |
Huntingdon | Concrete arch | |
Barto Bridge | 1908 | June 22, 1988 | Barto 40°23′46″N 75°36′31″W / 40.39611°N 75.60861°W |
Berks | Single-span barrel arch | |
Belmont Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia | 1896 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 39°59′36″N 75°13′6″W / 39.99333°N 75.21833°W |
Philadelphia | Single-span stone arch | |
Birmingham Bridge | 1898 | March 20, 1990 | Birmingham 40°38′56″N 78°11′57″W / 40.64889°N 78.19917°W |
Huntingdon | Pratt through truss | |
Black Rock Bridge | 1927 | June 22, 1988 | Mont Clare 40°9′32″N 75°30′44″W / 40.15889°N 75.51222°W |
Chester, Montgomery | Multi-span spandrel arch | |
W. Bollman and Company Bridge | 1871 | November 8, 1978 | Meyersdale 39°49′48″N 79°2′34″W / 39.83000°N 79.04278°W |
Somerset | Warren truss | |
Bridge 182+42, Northern Central Railway | ca. 1871 | May 4, 1995 | Glen Rock 39°46′39″N 76°43′25″W / 39.77750°N 76.72361°W |
York | Masonry arch | |
Bridge 5+92, Northern Central Railway | 1900 | May 4, 1995 | Seven Valleys 39°51′15″N 76°46′18″W / 39.85417°N 76.77167°W |
York | Girder | |
Bridge 634, Northern Central Railway | ca. 1871 | May 4, 1995 | Railroad 39°46′23″N 76°43′14″W / 39.77306°N 76.72056°W |
York | Masonry arch | |
Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships | 1889 | May 10, 1988 | Conewago Heights | York | Pennsylvania (petit) truss | |
Bridge between Guilford and Hamilton Townships | June 22, 1988 | Social Island 39°53′9″N 77°42′48″W / 39.88583°N 77.71333°W |
Franklin | Multi-span stone arch | ||
Bridge between Madison and Mahoning Townships | 1895 | June 22, 1988 | Deanville 40°55′52″N 79°23′18″W / 40.93111°N 79.38833°W |
Armstrong | Solid spandrel arch | |
Bridge between Monroe and Penn Townships | 1919 | June 22, 1988 | Selinsgrove 40°49′32″N 76°52′17″W / 40.82556°N 76.87139°W |
Snyder | Multi-span barrel arch | |
Bridge in Albany Township | 1841 | June 22, 1988 | Steinsville 40°38′7″N 75°51′21″W / 40.63528°N 75.85583°W |
Berks | Multiple span stone arch | |
Bridge in Bangor Borough | 1915 | June 22, 1988 | Bangor 40°52′10″N 75°12′28″W / 40.86944°N 75.20778°W |
Northampton | ||
Bridge in Brown Township | 1890 | June 22, 1988 | Hillborn 41°29′43″N 77°29′51″W / 41.49528°N 77.49750°W |
Lycoming | Lattice truss | |
Bridge in Buckingham Township | 1905 | June 22, 1988 | Wycombe 40°16′53″N 75°1′19″W / 40.28139°N 75.02194°W |
Bucks | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Cherrytree Township | 1882 | June 22, 1988 | Titusville 41°37′2″N 79°39′27″W / 41.61722°N 79.65750°W |
Venango | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in City of Wilkes-Barre | 1885 | June 22, 1988 | Wilkes-Barre 41°15′36″N 75°52′2″W / 41.26000°N 75.86722°W |
Luzerne | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Clinton Township | 1887 | June 22, 1988 | Kennerdell 41°14′17″N 79°51′16″W / 41.23806°N 79.85444°W |
Venango | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Cumberland Township | 1894 | June 22, 1988 | Greenmount 39°45′27″N 77°17′6″W / 39.75750°N 77.28500°W |
Adams | Three truss | |
Bridge in Dreher Township | 1934 | June 22, 1988 | Haags Mill 41°17′17″N 75°19′52″W / 41.28806°N 75.33111°W |
Wayne | High-rise stone arch | |
Bridge in East Fallowfield Township | 1894 | June 22, 1988 | Atlantic 41°32′6″N 80°20′14″W / 41.53500°N 80.33722°W |
Crawford | Pratt through truss; et al. | |
Bridge in East Fallowfield Township | ca. 1826 | June 22, 1988 | Mortonville 39°56′46″N 75°46′43″W / 39.94611°N 75.77861°W |
Chester | ||
Bridge in Fishing Creek Township | 1915 | June 22, 1988 | Bendertown 41°9′5″N 76°17′45″W / 41.15139°N 76.29583°W |
Columbia | Open-spandrel arch | |
Bridge in Franconia Township | 1837 | June 22, 1988 | Elvoy 40°17′18″N 75°20′20″W / 40.28833°N 75.33889°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Franklin Township | 1919, 1920 | June 22, 1988 | Morrisville 39°53′37″N 80°10′47″W / 39.89361°N 80.17972°W |
Greene | Open-spandrel arch | |
Bridge in French Creek Township | 1898 | June 22, 1988 | Carlton 41°28′17″N 80°1′7″W / 41.47139°N 80.01861°W |
Mercer | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Gibson Borough | June 22, 1988 | South Gibson 41°44′32″N 75°37′51″W / 41.74222°N 75.63083°W |
Susquehanna | Primitive corbelled arch | ||
Bridge in Greenwood Township | 1892 | June 22, 1988 | Bells Landing 40°54′39″N 78°38′51″W / 40.91083°N 78.64750°W |
Clearfield | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Hatfield Township | 1874 | June 22, 1988 | Unionville 40°17′2″N 75°16′23″W / 40.28389°N 75.27306°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Heidelberg Township | ca. 1887 | June 22, 1988 | Germansville 40°42′3″N 75°42′37″W / 40.70083°N 75.71028°W |
Lehigh | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Jefferson Borough | 1901 | June 22, 1988 | Cochrans Mill 40°17′34.48″N 79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W |
Allegheny | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Jenner Township | 1908 | June 22, 1988 | Pilltown 40°10′18″N 79°0′49″W / 40.17167°N 79.01361°W |
Somerset | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Johnstown City | 1890 | June 22, 1988 | Johnstown 40°19′36″N 78°55′39″W / 40.32667°N 78.92750°W |
Cambria | Pennsylvania (petit) truss | |
Bridge in Lewis Township | 1890 | June 22, 1988 | Bodines 41°26′54″N 76°58′52″W / 41.44833°N 76.98111°W |
Lycoming | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Lykens Township No. 1 | June 22, 1988 | Edman 40°38′38″N 76°41′34″W / 40.64389°N 76.69278°W |
Dauphin | Multi-span stone arch | ||
Bridge in Lykens Township No. 2 | 1872 | June 22, 1988 | Fearnot 40°37′58″N 76°39′52″W / 40.63278°N 76.66444°W |
Dauphin | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Metal Township | 1907 | June 22, 1988 | Willow Hill 40°7′13″N 77°46′39″W / 40.12028°N 77.77750°W |
Franklin | Camelback-shaped arch | |
Bridge in Newport Borough | 1929 | June 22, 1988 | Newport 40°28′27″N 77°7′48″W / 40.47417°N 77.13000°W |
Perry | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Nicholson Township | 1876 | June 22, 1988 | Starkville 41°36′17″N 75°49′24″W / 41.60472°N 75.82333°W |
Wyoming | Lenticular truss | |
Bridge in Oil Creek Township | 1896 | June 22, 1988 | Titusville 41°37′46″N 79°42′10″W / 41.62944°N 79.70278°W |
Crawford | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Portage Township | 1832 | June 22, 1988 | Oil City 40°24′8″N 78°38′22″W / 40.40222°N 78.63944°W |
Cambria | Circular arch | |
Bridge in Porter Township | 1889 | June 22, 1988 | Jersey Shore 41°10′51″N 77°16′43″W / 41.18083°N 77.27861°W |
Lycoming | Lenticular truss | |
Bridge in Radnor Township No. 1 | 1905 | June 22, 1988 | Broomall 40°0′13″N 75°22′19″W / 40.00361°N 75.37194°W |
Delaware | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Radnor Township No. 2 | 1905 | June 22, 1988 | Villanova 40°0′41″N 75°20′39″W / 40.01139°N 75.34417°W |
Delaware | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Reed Township | 1860 | June 22, 1988 | Inglenook 40°24′35″N 76°59′6″W / 40.40972°N 76.98500°W |
Dauphin | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Rockdale Township | 1887 | June 22, 1988 | Millers Station 41°48′37″N 79°59′3″W / 41.81028°N 79.98417°W |
Crawford | Pratt truss | |
Bridge in Shaler Township | 1915 | June 22, 1988 | Shaler Township 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W |
Allegheny | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Snake Spring Township | 1934, 1935 | June 22, 1988 | Bedford 40°0′49″N 78°28′18″W / 40.01361°N 78.47167°W |
Bedford | Skewed open-spandrel arch | |
Bridge in Solebury Township | 1854 | June 22, 1988 | Carversville 40°23′9″N 75°3′50″W / 40.38583°N 75.06389°W |
Bucks | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in South Beaver Township | 1878 | June 22, 1988 | Cannelton 40°47′29″N 80°29′31″W / 40.79139°N 80.49194°W |
Beaver | Pin-connected Pratt truss | |
Bridge in Tinicum Township | 1877 | June 22, 1988 | Point Pleasant 40°25′24″N 75°3′55″W / 40.42333°N 75.06528°W |
Bucks | Pratt pony truss | |
Bridge in Upper Frederick Township | 1888 | June 22, 1988 | Fagleysville 40°16′28″N 75°29′7″W / 40.27444°N 75.48528°W |
Montgomery | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in Upper Fredrick Township | 1854 | June 22, 1988 | Zieglersville 40°17′10″N 75°32′39″W / 40.28611°N 75.54417°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Upper Merion Township | 1789 | June 22, 1988 | Gulph Mills 40°4′8″N 75°20′28″W / 40.06889°N 75.34111°W |
Montgomery | Small-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Washington Township | 1884 | June 22, 1988 | Kralltown 40°0′31″N 76°58′29″W / 40.00861°N 76.97472°W |
York | Pratt truss | |
Bridge in West Earl Township | 1917 | June 22, 1988 | Brownstown 40°7′42″N 76°12′1″W / 40.12833°N 76.20028°W |
Lancaster | Cantilevered concrete girder | |
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township | 1885 | June 22, 1988 | Steelville 39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W |
Chester | Pratt pony truss | |
Bridge in West Mead Township | 1888 | June 22, 1988 | Center Road Corners 41°35′21″N 80°9′2″W / 41.58917°N 80.15056°W |
Crawford | Pratt through truss | |
Bridge in West Wheatfield Township | 1911 | June 22, 1988 | Robinson 40°24′11″N 79°7′45″W / 40.40306°N 79.12917°W |
Indiana | Single-span camelback arch | |
Bridge in Westover Borough | 1917 | June 22, 1988 | Westover 40°45′9″N 78°40′3″W / 40.75250°N 78.66750°W |
Clearfield | Open-spandrel arch | |
Bridge in Williams Township | 1857 | June 22, 1988 | Stouts 40°36′39″N 75°13′54″W / 40.61083°N 75.23167°W |
Northampton | Multi-span camelback arch | |
Bridge in Yardley Borough | 1889 | June 22, 1988 | Scammells Corner 40°14′3″N 74°50′2″W / 40.23417°N 74.83389°W |
Bucks | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge Valley Bridge | 1804 | May 10, 1984 | Hartsville 40°16′34″N 75°5′1″W / 40.27611°N 75.08361°W |
Bucks | Neo-classical arch | |
Brower's Bridge | 1904 | June 22, 1988 | Warwick 40°8′51″N 75°46′10″W / 40.14750°N 75.76944°W |
Chester | Stone arch | |
Brownsville Bridge | 1913 | June 22, 1988 | Brownsville, West Brownsville 40°1′20″N 79°53′26″W / 40.02222°N 79.89056°W |
Fayette, Washington | Pennsylvania petit truss | |
Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge | 1828 | June 22, 1988 | Lower Moreland 40°9′31″N 75°4′30″W / 40.15861°N 75.07500°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Cambridge Springs Bridge | 1896 | June 22, 1988 | Cambridge Springs 41°48′23″N 80°3′41″W / 41.80639°N 80.06139°W |
Crawford | Baltimore truss | |
Campbell's Bridge | 1906 | June 22, 1988 | Milford Square 40°25′42″N 75°23′54″W / 40.42833°N 75.39833°W |
Bucks | Camelback open-spandrel arch | |
Centennial Bridge | 1876 | June 22, 1988 | Center Valley 40°31′43″N 75°23′31″W / 40.52861°N 75.39194°W |
Lehigh | Multi-span stone arch | |
Chain Bridge | 1856, 1857 | February 12, 1974 | Easton 40°39′14″N 75°14′56″W / 40.65389°N 75.24889°W |
Northampton | ||
Chandler Mill Bridge | 1910 | January 11, 2010 | Kennett 39°48′41″N 75°42′48″W / 39.81139°N 75.71333°W |
Chester | ||
Charleroi-Monessen Bridge | 1906 | June 22, 1988 | Charleroi, Monessen 40°9′6″N 79°54′15″W / 40.15167°N 79.90417°W |
Washington | Multi-span Pennsylvania truss | |
City Line Avenue Bridge | 1913 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 39°59′7″N 75°15′33″W / 39.98528°N 75.25917°W |
Philadelphia | Single-span solid barrel arch | |
Claysville S Bridge | 1818 | April 4, 1975 | Washington 40°8′22″N 80°21′0″W / 40.13944°N 80.35000°W |
Washington | ||
Cold Spring Bridge | 1930 | June 22, 1988 | North Hampton 40°42′3″N 75°31′1″W / 40.70083°N 75.51694°W |
Lehigh | Open-spandrel arch | |
Colwell Cut Viaduct | 1922 | June 22, 1988 | Seminole 40°56′13″N 79°21′47″W / 40.93694°N 79.36306°W |
Armstrong | Open-spandrel arch | |
Cope's Bridge | 1807 | March 7, 1985 | Marshallton | Chester | ||
Coraopolis Bridge | 1892, 1927 | January 7, 1986 | Coraopolis 40°30′58″N 80°9′7″W / 40.51611°N 80.15194°W |
Allegheny | Bowstring truss | |
Corbin Bridge | 1937 | March 20, 1990 | Huntingdon 40°27′16″N 77°59′0″W / 40.45444°N 77.98333°W |
Huntingdon | Suspension | |
County Bridge No. 101 | 1918 | June 22, 1988 | Rock Run 39°59′29″N 75°49′52″W / 39.99139°N 75.83111°W |
Chester | Stilted arch | |
County Bridge No. 124 | 1916 | June 22, 1988 | Downingtown 40°0′38″N 75°44′39″W / 40.01056°N 75.74417°W |
Chester | Three-span Arch | |
County Bridge No. 148 | 1911 | June 22, 1988 | Westtown 39°55′54″N 75°33′6″W / 39.93167°N 75.55167°W |
Chester | ||
County Bridge No. 171 | 1907 | June 22, 1988 | Malvern 40°3′12″N 75°30′3″W / 40.05333°N 75.50083°W |
Chester | Stone arch | |
County Bridge No. 36 | 1907 | June 22, 1988 | Portland 40°55′7″N 75°5′37″W / 40.91861°N 75.09361°W |
Northampton | Reinforced concrete arch | |
County Bridge No. 54 | 1841, 1916 | June 22, 1988 | Prospectville 40°8′22″N 75°13′1″W / 40.13944°N 75.21694°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Dauberville Bridge | 1908 | June 22, 1988 | Dauberville 40°27′25″N 75°58′37″W / 40.45694°N 75.97694°W |
Berks | Humpback multiple span arch | |
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27 | 1896 | August 2, 1993 | Pillow 40°38′5″N 76°51′23″W / 40.63472°N 76.85639°W |
Dauphin, Northumberland | Metal truss | |
Deer Creek Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad | ca. 1895 | May 4, 1995 | Shrewsbury 39°45′30″N 76°38′55″W / 39.75833°N 76.64861°W |
York | Girder | |
Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal | 1831, 1931 | October 29, 1974 | Bristol, Easton 40°5′43″N 74°51′40″W / 40.09528°N 74.86111°W 40°41′17″N 75°12′17″W / 40.68806°N 75.20472°W |
Bucks, Northampton | ||
Delta Trestle Bridge, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad | ca. 1875 | May 4, 1995 | Delta 39°43′44″N 76°19′49″W / 39.72889°N 76.33028°W |
York | Trestle | |
Dunlap's Creek Bridge | 1836, 1839 | July 31, 1978 | Brownsville 40°1′17″N 79°53′19″W / 40.02139°N 79.88861°W |
Fayette | Cast iron arch | |
English Center Suspension Bridge | 1891 | December 14, 1978 | English Center 41°26′5″N 77°17′21″W / 41.43472°N 77.28917°W |
Lycoming | Suspension | |
Etters Bridge | 1889 | February 27, 1986 | Lower Allen Township, Fairview Township 40°13′26″N 76°53′51″W / 40.22389°N 76.89750°W |
Cumberland, York | Pratt truss | |
Fortieth Street Bridge | 1924 | June 22, 1988 | Millvale, Pittsburgh 40°28′25″N 79°58′12″W / 40.47361°N 79.97000°W |
Allegheny | Long-span deck arch | |
Frankford Avenue Bridge (over Pennypack Creek) | 1697 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia Frankford Avenue over Pennypack Creek40°2′37″N 75°1′15″W / 40.04361°N 75.02083°W |
Philadelphia | Three-span stone arch, filled barrel arch | |
Frankford Avenue Bridge over Poquessing Creek | 1904 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia Frankford Avenue/Bristol Pike (US Route 13) over Poquessing Creek40°3′53″N 74°58′53″W / 40.06472°N 74.98139°W |
Philadelphia and Bucks | Single-span concrete arch | |
Frantz's Bridge | 1887 | June 22, 1988 | Weidasville 40°39′3″N 75°39′2″W / 40.65083°N 75.65056°W |
Lehigh | Multi-span stone arch replaced in 2011 | |
Frehn Bridge | ca. 1890 | March 20, 1990 | Springfield 40°8′0″N 77°59′29″W / 40.13333°N 77.99139°W |
Huntingdon | Pratt through truss | |
Gilbert Bridge | 1899 | May 5, 1989 | Grantham, Siddonsburg 40°9′13″N 76°58′57″W / 40.15361°N 76.98250°W |
Cumberland, York | Pratt through truss | |
Hammer Creek Bridge | 1904 | June 22, 1988 | Brunnerville 40°11′48″N 76°16′45″W / 40.19667°N 76.27917°W |
Lancaster | ||
Hare's Hill Road Bridge | 1867 | March 28, 1978 | Phoenixville 40°8′28.22″N 75°34′04.24″W / 40.1411722°N 75.5678444°W |
Chester | Wrought iron Bow string truss | |
Harrison Avenue Bridge | 1922 | June 22, 1988 | Scranton 41°24′0″N 75°39′6″W / 41.40000°N 75.65167°W |
Lackawanna | Open-spandrel | |
Hays Bridge Historic District | ca. 1820, 1883 | July 31, 1978 | Mercersburg | Franklin | Burr truss | |
High Bridge | 1904 | March 26, 1976 | Coatesville 39°59′2″N 75°49′39″W / 39.98389°N 75.82750°W |
Chester | ||
Hogback Bridge | 1893 | June 22, 1988 | Curwensville 40°58′25″N 78°29′26″W / 40.97361°N 78.49056°W |
Clearfield | Pennsylvania petit truss | |
Holme Avenue Bridge | 1921 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 40°3′23″N 75°1′24″W / 40.05639°N 75.02333°W |
Philadelphia | Single-span concrete arch | |
Homestead High-Level Bridge | 1934, 1937 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°24′40″N 79°55′9″W / 40.41111°N 79.91917°W |
Allegheny | Wichert continuous truss | |
Horse Valley Bridge | June 22, 1988 | Upper Strasburg 40°3′57″N 77°45′34″W / 40.06583°N 77.75944°W |
Franklin | Multi-span stone arch | ||
Horsham-Montgomery Bridge | 1839 | June 22, 1988 | Fort Washington 40°14′15″N 75°11′31″W / 40.23750°N 75.19194°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Howard Tunnel, Northern Central Railway | 1840, 1868 | May 19, 1995 | New Salem 39°53′28″N 76°45′2″W / 39.89111°N 76.75056°W |
York | ||
Ironstone Bridge | 1907 | June 22, 1988 | Morysville 40°19′12″N 75°39′8″W / 40.32000°N 75.65222°W |
Berks | Single-span arch | |
Jerome Street Bridge | 1935, 1937 | June 22, 1988 | McKeesport 40°21′1.8″N 79°52′11.84″W / 40.350500°N 79.8699556°W |
Allegheny | Two-hinged through arch | |
John's Burnt Mill Bridge | 1800, 1823 | December 16, 1974 | New Oxford 39°49′56″N 77°4′47″W / 39.83222°N 77.07972°W |
Adams | Camelback | |
Kise Mill Bridge | 1915 | June 22, 1988 | Woodside 40°6′56″N 76°48′38″W / 40.11556°N 76.81056°W |
York | Camelback single span arch | |
Layton Bridge | 1899 | June 22, 1988 | Layton 40°5′21″N 79°43′49″W / 40.08917°N 79.73028°W |
Fayette | Pratt truss | |
Lenape Bridge | 1911, 1912 | June 22, 1988 | Lenape 39°54′54″N 75°37′47″W / 39.91500°N 75.62972°W |
Chester | Multi-span stone arch | |
Liberty Bridge | 1928 | June 22, 1988 | Pittsburgh 40°25′58″N 79°59′50″W / 40.43278°N 79.99722°W |
Allegheny | Multi-span Pratt truss | |
Lilly Bridge | 1832 | June 22, 1988 | Lilly 40°25′25″N 78°37′3″W / 40.42361°N 78.61750°W |
Cambria | Single-span stone arch | |
Lindbergh Viaduct | 1927 | June 22, 1988 | Reading 40°19′52″N 75°54′0″W / 40.33111°N 75.90000°W |
Berks | Open-spandrel arch | |
Marion Bridge | 1930 | June 22, 1988 | Point Marion 39°44′22″N 79°54′19″W / 39.73944°N 79.90528°W |
Fayette, Greene | Warren through truss | |
Market Street Bridge | 1926, 1929 | June 22, 1988 | Kingston, Wilkes-Barre 41°14′55″N 75°53′7″W / 41.24861°N 75.88528°W |
Luzerne | ||
Market Street Bridge | 1928 | June 22, 1988 | Harrisburg 40°15′0″N 76°53′27″W / 40.25000°N 76.89083°W |
Cumberland, Dauphin | Long-span monumental urban | |
Marshall's Bridge | 1903 | June 22, 1988 | Little Washington 40°3′23″N 75°45′31″W / 40.05639°N 75.75861°W |
Chester | ||
McClay's Twin Bridge (East) | 1827 | June 22, 1988 | Middle Spring 40°5′54″N 77°34′15″W / 40.09833°N 77.57083°W |
Franklin | Multi-span camelback arch | |
McClay's Twin Bridge (West) | 1827 | June 22, 1988 | Middle Spring 40°5′53″N 77°34′12″W / 40.09806°N 77.57000°W |
Franklin | Multi-span camelback arch | |
McKees Rocks Bridge | 1931 | November 14, 1988 | McKees Rocks 40°28′37.34″N 80°2′56.04″W / 40.4770389°N 80.0489000°W |
Allegheny | Metal through arch | |
Albertus L. Meyers Bridge | 1913 | June 22, 1988 | Allentown 40°35′45″N 75°28′16″W / 40.59583°N 75.47111°W |
Lehigh | Open-spandrel arch | |
Milanville-Skinners Falls Bridge | 1904 | November 14, 1988 | Milanville 41°40′10″N 75°3′31″W / 41.66944°N 75.05861°W |
Wayne | Baltimore truss | |
Muddy Creek Bridge, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad | ca. 1909 | May 4, 1995 | Sunnyburn 39°45′37″N 76°21′5″W / 39.76028°N 76.35139°W |
York | Pratt truss | |
Newtown Creek Bridge | 1796, 1875 | June 22, 1988 | Newtown 40°13′40″N 74°56′20″W / 40.22778°N 74.93889°W |
Bucks | Two-span stone arch | |
Ninth Street Bridge | 1925, 1926 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°26′48″N 80°0′1″W / 40.44667°N 80.00028°W |
Allegheny | Eyebar suspension | |
Old Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge | 1929, 1930 | June 22, 1988 | Columbia, Wrightsville 40°1′50″N 76°30′41″W / 40.03056°N 76.51139°W |
Lancaster, York | Open-spandrel arch | |
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge | 1901, 1904 | August 13, 1979 | Pittsburgh 40°26′58″N 79°59′50″W / 40.44944°N 79.99722°W |
Allegheny | Double-decked through truss | |
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge | 1903 | June 6, 1979 | Morrisville 40°12′31″N 74°45′58″W / 40.20861°N 74.76611°W |
Bucks | Stone arch | |
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek | 1889 | March 20, 1990 | Petersburg 40°34′1″N 78°2′54″W / 40.56694°N 78.04833°W |
Huntingdon | Stone arch | |
Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek | 1848, 1849 | March 20, 1990 | Huntingdon 40°28′51″N 78°0′17″W / 40.48083°N 78.00472°W |
Huntingdon | Stone arch | |
Perkiomen Bridge | 1799 | June 22, 1988 | Collegeville 40°11′3″N 75°26′54″W / 40.18417°N 75.44833°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Pithole Stone Arch | 1897 | June 22, 1988 | Cornplanter / President Townships 41°29′13″N 79°35′43″W / 41.48694°N 79.59528°W |
Venango | Single-span stone arch | |
Pond Eddy Bridge | 1904 | November 14, 1988 | Pond Eddy 41°26′21″N 74°49′13″W / 41.43917°N 74.82028°W |
Pike | Pennsylvania truss | |
Pond Mill Bridge | June 22, 1988 | Bermudian 39°59′45″N 77°3′31″W / 39.99583°N 77.05861°W |
Adams | Three-span camelback arch | ||
Quaker Bridge | 1898 | June 22, 1988 | Greenville 41°25′33″N 80°22′22″W / 41.42583°N 80.37278°W |
Mercer | Pratt through truss | |
Reading-Halls Station Bridge | ca. 1850 | January 17, 1980 | Muncy 41°14′9″N 76°49′58″W / 41.23583°N 76.83278°W |
Lycoming | Pony Howe truss | |
Ridge Avenue Bridge in Philadelphia | 1888 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 40°0′53″N 75°12′26″W / 40.01472°N 75.20722°W |
Philadelphia | Multi-span stone arch | |
Ridge Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad | ca. 1895 | May 4, 1995 | Stewartstown 39°45′35″N 76°37′33″W / 39.75972°N 76.62583°W |
York | Girder | |
Rockville Bridge | 1900, 1902 | August 15, 1975 | Marysville, Rockville 40°19′59″N 76°54′42″W / 40.33306°N 76.91167°W |
Dauphin, Perry | Stone masonry arch | |
Runk Bridge | 1889 | March 20, 1990 | Shirleysburg 40°16′40″N 77°53′14″W / 40.27778°N 77.88722°W |
Huntingdon | Pratt truss | |
S Bridge | 1919 | June 22, 1988 | Sheridan 40°22′25″N 76°13′7″W / 40.37361°N 76.21861°W |
Berks | Multi-span stone arch likely replaced | |
Scott Creek Bridge-North, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad | ca. 1909 | May 4, 1995 | Bryansville 39°44′46″N 76°20′29″W / 39.74611°N 76.34139°W |
York | Girder | |
Second Street Bridge | 1919 | June 22, 1988 | Chester 39°50′41″N 75°21′39″W / 39.84472°N 75.36083°W |
Delaware | tied-arch, destroyed | |
Seventh Street Bridge | 1925, 1926 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°26′52″N 80°0′12″W / 40.44778°N 80.00333°W |
Allegheny | Eyebar suspension | |
Sixteenth Street Bridge | 1923 | August 13, 1979 | Pittsburgh 40°27′4″N 79°59′26″W / 40.45111°N 79.99056°W |
Allegheny | Tied arch | |
Sixth Street Bridge | 1927, 1928 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°26′43″N 80°0′12″W / 40.44528°N 80.00333°W |
Allegheny | Eyebar suspension | |
Skippack Bridge | 1792 | December 2, 1970 | Evansburg 40°10′49″N 75°25′20″W / 40.18028°N 75.42222°W |
Montgomery | Eight-arch masonry | |
Smithfield Street Bridge | 1883, 1889 | March 21, 1974 | Pittsburgh 40°26′5″N 80°0′8″W / 40.43472°N 80.00222°W |
Allegheny | Pauli truss | |
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge | 1930 | June 22, 1988 | Harrisburg 40°16′2″N 76°52′43″W / 40.26722°N 76.87861°W |
Dauphin | Long-span monumental urban | |
South Road Bridge, Northern Central Railway | ca. 1871 | May 4, 1995 | Larue 39°49′14″N 76°45′39″W / 39.82056°N 76.76083°W |
York | Masonry arch | |
South Tenth Street Bridge | 1932 | January 7, 1986 | Pittsburgh 40°25′57″N 79°59′23″W / 40.43250°N 79.98972°W |
Allegheny | Wire-cable suspension | |
Staple Bend Tunnel | 1833, 1853 | April 19, 1994 | Conemaugh Township 40°21′33″N 78°51′19″W / 40.35917°N 78.85528°W |
Cambria | Tunnel | |
Starrucca Viaduct | 1848 | October 29, 1975 | Lanesboro 41°57′51″N 75°35′2″W / 41.96417°N 75.58389°W |
Susquehanna | ||
Stone Arch Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad | ca. 1895 | May 4, 1995 | Railroad 39°45′1″N 76°41′14″W / 39.75028°N 76.68722°W |
York | Girder | |
Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township | 1910 | June 22, 1988 | Milford 40°22′4″N 75°25′24″W / 40.36778°N 75.42333°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Swamp Creek Road Bridge | 1892 | June 22, 1988 | Sumneytown 40°20′3″N 75°26′59″W / 40.33417°N 75.44972°W |
Montgomery | Multi-span stone arch | |
Thirty-third Street Bridge in Philadelphia | 1901 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 39°58′43″N 75°11′24″W / 39.97861°N 75.19000°W |
Philadelphia | Single-span stone skew arch | |
Trenton City/Calhoun Street Bridge | 1885 | November 20, 1975 | Morrisville 40°13′11″N 74°46′42″W / 40.21972°N 74.77833°W |
Bucks | Phoenix column | |
Tunkhannock Viaduct | 1912, 1915 | April 11, 1977 | Nicholson 41°37′19.94″N 75°46′38.41″W / 41.6222056°N 75.7773361°W |
Wyoming | Open-spandrel concrete deck arch bridge | |
Union Canal Tunnel | 1826, 1827, 1857 | October 1, 1974 | Lebanon 40°20′58″N 76°27′42″W / 40.34944°N 76.46167°W |
Lebanon | ||
University Avenue Bridge | 1925, 1930 | May 26, 1994 | Philadelphia 39°56′35″N 75°11′49″W / 39.94306°N 75.19694°W |
Philadelphia | ||
Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad | 1885, 1920 | May 4, 1995 | Stewartstown 39°45′19″N 76°36′35″W / 39.75528°N 76.60972°W |
York | Pratt truss | |
Walnut Lane Bridge | 1908 | May 10, 1988 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | ||
Walnut Street Bridge | 1889, 1900 | June 5, 1972 | Harrisburg 40°15′18″N 76°53′19″W / 40.25500°N 76.88861°W |
Dauphin | Multi-span Phoenix | |
Waterville Bridge | 1890 | November 14, 1988 | Swatara Gap 40°28′49″N 76°31′55″W / 40.48028°N 76.53194°W |
Lebanon | Lenticular truss | |
Watsontown River Bridge | 1927 | June 22, 1988 | Watsontown, White Deer 41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W |
Northumberland, Union | Open-spandrel arch | |
Webster Donora Bridge | 1906, 1908 | June 22, 1988 | Donora, Webster 40°11′3″N 79°51′8″W / 40.18417°N 79.85222°W |
Washington, Westmoreland | Multi-span through truss | |
Welty's Mill Bridge | 1856 | January 6, 1983 | Waynesboro 39°44′16″N 77°34′20″W / 39.73778°N 77.57222°W |
Franklin | ||
West End-North Side Bridge | 1930, 1932 | August 24, 1979 | Pittsburgh 40°26′41″N 80°1′41″W / 40.44472°N 80.02806°W |
Allegheny | Tied arch | |
West Hickory Bridge | 1896 | June 22, 1988 | West Hickory 41°34′11″N 79°24′21″W / 41.56972°N 79.40583°W |
Forest | Pratt truss | |
George Westinghouse Memorial Bridge | 1930, 1932 | March 28, 1977 | East Pittsburgh 40°23′38″N 79°50′16″W / 40.39389°N 79.83778°W |
Allegheny | Parabolic arch | |
Wissahickon Memorial Bridge | 1931 | June 22, 1988 | Philadelphia 40°1′27″N 75°11′46″W / 40.02417°N 75.19611°W |
Philadelphia | Open-spandrel concrete arch | |
Witherup Bridge | 1906 | June 22, 1988 | Kennerdell 41°15′18″N 79°50′27″W / 41.25500°N 79.84083°W |
Venango | Pratt pony truss | |
Yeakle's Mill Bridge | 1888 | November 14, 1988 | Yeakle Mill 39°44′6″N 78°2′15″W / 39.73500°N 78.03750°W |
Franklin | Pratt pony truss |
Former listings
Name | Image | Built | Listed | Location | County | Type |
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Bridge in Athens Township | 1913 | June 22, 1988 removed August 22, 2012 |
Athens 41°57′29″N 76°30′52″W / 41.95806°N 76.51444°W |
Bradford | Pennsylvania (petit) truss Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
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Bridge in Lynn Township | 1880 | Removed March 21, 2003 | Steinsville | Lehigh | Bowstring arch | |
Bridge in New Garden Township | 1871 | June 22, 1988 Removed March 23, 2010 |
Landenberg 39°46′39″N 75°46′19″W / 39.77750°N 75.77194°W |
Chester | Pratt pony truss | |
Bridge in Plunkett's Creek Township | 1932 | Removed July 22, 2002 | Proctor | Lycoming | Single-span stone arch | |
Bridge in Ridley Park Borough | Removed March 1, 1993 | Ridley Park | Delaware | Single-span stone arch | ||
Bridge in Tredyffrin Township | June 22, 1988 Removed July 16, 2010 |
Port Kennedy 40°5′31″N 75°25′20″W / 40.09194°N 75.42222°W |
Chester | Single-span arch | ||
Kinzua Viaduct | 1882, 1900 | August 29, 1977 Removed July 21, 2004 |
Mount Jewett | McKean | Howe truss | |
Mortonville Bridge | 1826 | September 18, 1985 Removed July 16, 2010 |
Coatesville 39°56′47″N 75°46′47″W / 39.94639°N 75.77972°W |
Chester | Stone arch | |
Stone Arch Bridge, Starrucca Creek | ca. 1844 | Removed January 1, 1979 | Starrucca | Wayne | Elliptical stone arch |
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