Bridge in West Fallowfield Township

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.[2]

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
West Fallowfield Bridge, March 2011
LocationRoss Fording Road over Octoraro Creek, near Steelville, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Built byJames Denithorne, Phoenix Steel
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000849[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bridge in West Fallowfield Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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