Horse Valley Bridge

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Horse Valley Bridge
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LocationLegislative Route 28093 over Conodoguinet Creek near Upper Strasburg, Letterkenny Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′57″N77°45′34″W / 40.06583°N 77.75944°W / 40.06583; -77.75944
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleMulti-span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000775 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Horse Valley Bridge is an historic, American, multi-span, stone, arch bridge which is located in Letterkenny Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

This historic American infrastructure element is a 75-foot-long (23 m), bridge with three spans, each of which measures 16-foot-long (4.9 m). It was erected before 1860, and crosses Conodoguinet Creek. [2]

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In 2014

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Michael Connolly (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horse Valley Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-02.