The Waterville Bridge is a lenticular truss bridge designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. It was built in 1890.
Waterville Bridge | |
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| Location | Appalachian Trail over Swatara Creek, Swatara Gap, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′49″N 76°31′55″W / 40.48028°N 76.53194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | Berlin Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Lenticular truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002171[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1988 |
It was relocated from Waterville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, to Swatara State Park in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1985.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
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![The Appalachian Trail crossing over the bridge.[3]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Waterville_Bridge%2C_Swatara_Gap%2C_PA_-_Appalachian_Trail_crossing.jpg/300px-Waterville_Bridge%2C_Swatara_Gap%2C_PA_-_Appalachian_Trail_crossing.jpg)
The Appalachian Trail crossing over the bridge.[3]
![The Appalachian Trail crossing over the bridge.[3]](/wiki/File:Waterville_Bridge,_Swatara_Gap,_PA_-_Appalachian_Trail_crossing.jpg)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-462, "Waterville Bridge"
- ^ "Swatara State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011.
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