County Bridge No. 148

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County Bridge No. 148
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County Bridge No. 148, December 2009
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LocationPennsylvania Route 926 over Chester Creek, near Westtown, Westtown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′54″N75°33′6″W / 39.93167°N 75.55167°W / 39.93167; -75.55167
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byMcCormick, P.J., & Sons
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000879 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

County Bridge No. 148 is a historic stone arch bridge located in Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans a branch of Chester Creek. It has a single span measuring 36 feet long. The bridge was constructed in 1911, of coursed roughly square stone in a camelback shape. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02.Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: County Bridge No. 148" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)