Bridge in Jefferson Borough

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Cochran's Mill Road over Lick Run Bridge
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Coordinates 40°17′34.48″N79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083 (Bridge in Jefferson Borough)
CarriesCochran's Mill Road
Crosses Lick Run (Peters Creek)
Locale Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Heritage status NRHP
Characteristics
Designstone arch bridge
Material Sandstone
Total length52 feet
Width14.5 feet
History
DesignerCharles Davis
Construction start1901
Location
Bridge in Jefferson Borough
Bridge in Jefferson Borough
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Nearest city Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°17′34.48″N79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083 Coordinates: 40°17′34.48″N79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural stylestone arch bridge
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000938 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Bridge in Jefferson Borough, which carries Cochran's Mill Road over Lick Run, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is a single arch stone bridge built in 1901. [2] [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

Note, it is a different Cochran's Mill, in Armstrong County, which was the birthplace of Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane "Pink" Cochran). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Cridlebaugh, Bruce S. (14 October 2002). "Cochran's Mill Rd over Licks Run". Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 23 December 2010.