Bridge in Shaler Township | |
Location | Birchfield Road over Pine Creek, Shaler Township, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Coordinates | 40°32′42.03″N79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W |
Built | 1915 |
Architectural style | single span stone arch bridge |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88000797 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
The Bridge in Shaler Township, which carries Burchfield Road over Pine Creek, is a single span stone arch bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania built in 1915. The bridge is a high quality ashlar construction with the single span covering 63 feet. Stone arch bridges are rare in western Pennsylvania. [2]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988. [1]
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