Watsontown River Bridge
Appearance
Watsontown River Bridge | |
![]() Watsontown River Bridge, 1982 | |
Location | Legislative Route 240 spur over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Watsontown and White Deer Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | George W. Rockwell |
Architect | James B. Long |
Architectural style | Open-spandrel arch |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88000801[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 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
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Bridges completed in 1927
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Union County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Pennsylvania
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs