The Second Street Bridge was an historic, American concrete Bowstring arch bridge that was located in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Second Street Bridge | |
 Second Street Bridge, 1982 | |
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| Location | PA 291/Second St. over Chester Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′41″N 75°21′39″W / 39.84472°N 75.36083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built by | James B. Long |
| Architect | Paul D. Kauffman |
| Architectural style | Bowstring arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000752[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988,[1] it has since been demolished.
History and notable features
editBuilt in 1919, this historic structure was an 84-foot-long (26 m), single-span, arch bridge. The original patent that was used for the bridge design was issued to James B. Marsh in 1911 and included the experimental use of concrete.[2]
The bridge allowed traffic on Pennsylvania Route 291 to cross Chester Creek.[3]
The bridge has been demolished.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Industrial Hwy Transportation Improvements, Route 291, LR-542 Delaware County, PA. Philadelphia: Portfolio Associates, Inc. 1985. p. 72. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Industrial Hwy Transportation Improvements, Route 291, LR-542 Delaware County, PA. Philadelphia: Portfolio Associates, Inc. 1985. p. 131. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dist 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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