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Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek

Coordinates: 40°34′1″N 78°2′54″W / 40.56694°N 78.04833°W / 40.56694; -78.04833
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Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek is located in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek is located in the United States
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek
LocationOver Shavers Creek near confluence with Juniata River, Logan Township and Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°34′1″N 78°2′54″W / 40.56694°N 78.04833°W / 40.56694; -78.04833
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byPennsylvania Railroad
Architectural styleStone arch bridge
MPSIndustrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780-1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.90000395[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1990

Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek, also known as Conrail Bridge over Shavers Creek, is a historic multi-span stone arch bridge spanning Shavers Creek and located at Logan Township and Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1889. It measures 134-foot-long (41 m).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (September 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over Shavers Creek" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2011.