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°WCoordinates: 40°16′40″N 77°53′14″W / 40.27778°N 77.88722°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1889 |
Architectural style | Other, Pratt truss bridge |
MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 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. It was built by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 134-foot-long (41 m) and has two spans.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Runk Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.
External links
- 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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