Bridge in Shaler Township

Bridge in Shaler Township
Location Birchfield Road over Pine Creek, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W / 40.5450083; -79.9626361Coordinates: 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W / 40.5450083; -79.9626361
Built 1915
Architectural style single span stone arch bridge
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000797[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

The Bridge in Shaler Township, which carries Burchfield Road over Pine Creek, is a single span stone arch bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania built in 1915. The bridge is a high quality ashlar construction with the single span covering 63 feet. Stone arch bridges are rare in western Pennsylvania.[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. PennDOT (1982). "Bridge in Shaler Township" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 12, 2014.


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