Bridge in Portage Township


Bridge in Portage Township
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Pennsylvania Route 53 over Bens Creek, Portage Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°24′8″N 78°38′24″W / 40.40222°N 78.64000°W / 40.40222; -78.64000Coordinates: 40°24′8″N 78°38′24″W / 40.40222°N 78.64000°W / 40.40222; -78.64000
Area	less than one acre
Built	1832
Architect	Allegheny Portage Railroad
Architectural style	Other, Circular arch
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference #	88000782^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

Bridge in Portage Township is a historic stone arch bridge located at Portage Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1832, and is an 18-foot-long (5.5 m) bridge, with a semi-circular arch. It is built of coursed ashlar and crosses Bens Creek.^[2]

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 J. Dain Davis (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Portage Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.

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