Bridge in West Mead Township
Bridge in West Mead Township | |
 Concrete girder bridge that has replaced the historic truss bridge | |
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| Location | Legislative Route 20027 over French Creek, West Mead Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′21″N 80°9′2″W / 41.58917°N 80.15056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888 |
| Built by | Penn Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000827[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
The Bridge in West Mead Township was a historic metal truss bridge spanning French Creek at West Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1888, and was a single span, Pratt through truss bridge measuring 158-foot-long (48 m). It was built by the Penn Bridge Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.[2] It has been demolished.
It was added to 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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-19. Note: This includes D.W. Paskie (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in West Mead Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
