Bridge in Shaler Township

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Bridge in Shaler Township
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LocationBirchfield Road over Pine Creek, Shaler Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°32′42.03″N79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W / 40.5450083; -79.9626361
Built1915
Architectural stylesingle span stone arch bridge
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000797 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. PennDOT (1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Bridge in Shaler Township. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 7, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)