Bridge in Portage Township
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Bridge in Portage Township
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Location | Pennsylvania Route 53 over Bens Creek, Portage Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1832 |
Architect | Allegheny Portage Railroad |
Architectural style | Other, Circular arch |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88000782[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
Bridge in Portage Township is a historic stone arch bridge located at Portage Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1832, and is an 18-foot-long (5.5 m) bridge, with a semi-circular arch. It is built of coursed ashlar and crosses Bens Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-453, "Allegheny Portage Railroad, Bens Creek Culvert, Spanning Bens Creek at State Route 53, Cassandra, Cambria County, PA", 5 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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Categories:
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1832
- Bridges in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Railroad bridges in Pennsylvania
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs