Runk Bridge
Runk Bridge | |
 Runk Bridge, 1986 | |
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| Location | Over Aughwick Creek, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Shirleysburg off U.S. Route 522, Shirley Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′40″N 77°53′14″W / 40.27778°N 77.88722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Pittsburgh Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss bridge |
| MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000408[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1990 |
Runk Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 9, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Aughwick Creek and located at Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 134 feet (41 m) in length and has two spans.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
[edit]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 November 27, 2011. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Runk Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-402, "Runk Bridge, 1 mile South of Shirleysburg, .25 mile West of Route 522, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, PA", 8 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
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- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1889
- Bridges in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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- National Register of Historic Places in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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- Metal bridges in the United States
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