Bridge in West Fallowfield Township

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
West Fallowfield Bridge, March 2011
Location Ross Fording Road over Octoraro Creek, near Steelville, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W / 39.88278; -75.99194Coordinates: 39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W / 39.88278; -75.99194
Area less than one acre
Built 1885
Built by Denithorne, James; Phoenix Steel
Architectural style Other, Pratt pony truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000849[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bridge in West Fallowfield Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.


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