Bridge in West Mead Township

Bridge in West Mead Township

Concrete girder bridge that has replaced the historic truss bridge
Location Legislative Route 20027 over French Creek, West Mead Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°35′21″N 80°9′2″W / 41.58917°N 80.15056°W / 41.58917; -80.15056Coordinates: 41°35′21″N 80°9′2″W / 41.58917°N 80.15056°W / 41.58917; -80.15056
Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Built by Penn Bridge Co.
Architectural style Other, Pratt through truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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.

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