The S Bridge was an historic, American stone arch bridge that was located in Marion Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
S Bridge | |
 S Bridge in Marion Township, Pennsylvania, 1997 | |
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| Location | Legislative Route 06024 over Tulpehocken Creek west of Womelsdorf, Marion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°22′24″N 76°13′6″W / 40.37333°N 76.21833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Architectural style | Multi-span stone arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000794[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and notable features
editThis historic structure was a multiple span 230-foot-long (70 m), stone arch bridge with three spans. Built in 1919, it spanned Tulpehocken Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] In 2001, the bridge was closed when one of the bridge walls began to separate from an arch.[3] After a decade of disuse, it was demolished and replaced with a concrete span in 2011.[4]
See also
editReferences
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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes R. J. Fink (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: S Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ^ Henshaw, Steven (May 31, 2001). "State Closes Stouchsburg Bridge". Reading Eagle.
- ^ Migdail-Smith, Liam; Negley, Erin (July 11, 2011). "Historic Marion Township bridge will yield to traffic". Reading Eagle.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stouchsburg Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-450, "'S' Bridge, Spanning Tulpehocken Creek at State Route 3061, Stouchsburg, Berks County, PA", 6 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page