Hogback Bridge

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Hogback Bridge
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Side of the Hogback Bridge
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Nearest city Curwensville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°58′25″N78°29′26″W / 40.97361°N 78.49056°W / 40.97361; -78.49056
Built1893
Architectural stylePennsylvania Petit truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000848 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Hogback Bridge was an historic Pennsylvania (Petit) truss bridge located in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1893 by the King Bridge Company. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on October 28, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2009.Note: This includes K. Bartoo (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hogback Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2009.

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