The Pennsylvania Railroad District, also known as Conrail: Little Juniata River Bridges and Tunnels or Bridges and Tunnels (Spruce Creek to Birmingham Section, Little Juniata River), is a national historic district that is located in Spruce Creek Township, Morris Township, and Warriors Mark Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Tyrone Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Railroad District | |
 Skew arch bridge just east of the village of Spruce Creek | |
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| Location | Conrail mile markers 213.73 to 218.88, Spruce Creek Township, Pennsylvania, Morris Township, Pennsylvania, and Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania in Huntingdon County and Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania in Blair County |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′47″N 78°09′07″W / 40.61306°N 78.15194°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1850-1902 |
| Built by | Pennsylvania Railroad |
| MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000393[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis district consists of ten stone arch bridges, two parallel tunnels, and the right-of-way that links them. This 5.15-mile (8.29 km) section had the most bridges and tunnels per mile to carry the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way. The bridges were built between 1886 and 1902, and are multiple semi-circular arch bridges built of stone ashlar.
An original tunnel was built in 1850, and is a 1,151-foot (351 m) long brick arched tunnel. The parallel tunnel was built in 1900, and is a 1,075-foot (328 m) long brick-arched tunnel.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad District" (PDF). Retrieved December 3, 2011.