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Bridge in Athens Township

Bridge in Athens Township

United States historic place


Bridge in Athens Township was a historic Pennsylvania (petit) truss bridge in Athens Township and Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It spanned the Susquehanna River. It was built between 1913 and 1916, and measured 540 feet (164.6 m) long. It had two spans; one measuring 253 feet (77.1 m) long and built by the Penn Bridge Co. and the second measuring 287 feet (87.5 m) long and built by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co.[2]

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The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It was replaced by a new bridge in 2005 and delisted from the National Register in 2012.


References

  1. "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 January 2, 2012. Note: This includes Edward P. Osnick (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Athens Township" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2011.

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