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Reading-Halls Station Bridge

Coordinates: 41°14′9″N 76°49′58″W / 41.23583°N 76.83278°W / 41.23583; -76.83278
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Reading-Halls Station Bridge
Reading-Halls Station Bridge, January 1984
Reading-Halls Station Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Reading-Halls Station Bridge
Reading-Halls Station Bridge is located in the United States
Reading-Halls Station Bridge
LocationNorthwest of Muncy off U.S. Route 220, Muncy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°14′9″N 76°49′58″W / 41.23583°N 76.83278°W / 41.23583; -76.83278
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1846
Architectural styleHowe pony truss
NRHP reference No.80003571[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1980

The Reading-Halls Station Bridge is an historic, American, Howe pony truss railroad bridge that is located in Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

History and notable features

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Built in 1846[2] by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, this historic structure is a single-span bridge that measures approximately 70 feet (21 m) long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is likely that Richard B. Osborne, chief engineer for the railroad, designed and built the bridge.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Kemp, Emory L.; Anderson, Richard K. Jr. (1987). "The Reading-Halls Station Bridge". IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology. 31 (1): 17–40. JSTOR 40968124.
  3. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richey, Tim. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading-Halls Station Bridge" (PDF).
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