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McClay's Twin Bridge (West)

Coordinates: 40°5′49″N 77°34′15″W / 40.09694°N 77.57083°W / 40.09694; -77.57083
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Maclay's Twin Bridge (West)
Maclay's Twin Bridge (West), Summer 1997
McClay's Twin Bridge (West) is located in Pennsylvania
McClay's Twin Bridge (West)
McClay's Twin Bridge (West) is located in the United States
McClay's Twin Bridge (West)
LocationLegislative Route 28010 over Conodoguinet Creek, near Middle Spring, Lurgan Township and Southampton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′49″N 77°34′15″W / 40.09694°N 77.57083°W / 40.09694; -77.57083
Arealess than one acre
Built1827
Built bySilas Harry
Architectural styleMulti-span camelback arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000779[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Maclay's Twin Bridge (West) is a historic multi-span stone arch bridge spanning a tributary of Conodoguinet Creek between Lurgan Township and Southampton Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is a 177-foot-long (54 m) bridge with three spans, the longest of which measures 31 feet (9.4 m) long. It was constructed in 1827 and is a twin of McClay's Twin Bridge (East).[2]

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

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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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patricia A. Remy (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Maclay's Twin Bridge (West)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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