The Kise Mill Bridge is an historic, American, camelback, stone arch bridge that is located in Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Kise Mill Bridge | |
 Kise Mill Bridge, 2013 | |
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| Location | Legislative Route 66003 over Bennett Run, east of Lewisberry, Newberry Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′56″N 76°48′38″W / 40.11556°N 76.81056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architect | Charles A. Williams; William Wagman & Bro. |
| Architectural style | Camelback single span arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000799[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located in the Kise Mill Bridge Historic District.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1915, this rubble masonry-style bridge is roughly sixty-eight feet long and crosses Bennett Run.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located in the Kise Mill Bridge Historic District.[1]
In 2014, this long-used bridge was deemed too historically important to be replaced, and was subsequently repaired. The project took nearly three years to complete.[3]
Gallery
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In 1982 -
Datestone -
Underneath the bridge
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-17. Note: This includes Patricia A. Remy (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kise Mill Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Testimony from Residents of Kise Mill Road