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Watsontown River Bridge

Coordinates: 41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W / 41.08083; -76.86528
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Watsontown River Bridge
Watsontown River Bridge, 1982
Watsontown River Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Watsontown River Bridge
Watsontown River Bridge is located in the United States
Watsontown River Bridge
LocationLegislative Route 240 spur over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Watsontown and White Deer Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W / 41.08083; -76.86528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
Built byGeorge W. Rockwell
ArchitectJames B. Long
Architectural styleOpen-spandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000801[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Watsontown River Bridge is a historic bridge in Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927, and consists of nine open spandrel arches with a total length of 1,080-foot-long (330 m). It is constructed of concrete and crosses the Susquehanna River.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watsontown River Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2012.