Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek

Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek, May 1989
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Location	South of Penn Street over Standing Stone Creek, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°28′51″N78°0′16″W / 40.48083°N 78.00444°W / 40.48083; -78.00444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1848–1850
Architectural style	Stone arch bridge
MPS	Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.	90000410 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1990

The Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek, also known as the Conrail Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek, is an historic, American, multi-span, stone arch bridge that spans Standing Stone Creek and is located in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1848 and 1850, and was in use until 1892, when the main line was relocated onto the former Pennsylvania Canal bed. ^[2] A second stone arch bridge was constructed nearby for the new alignment. ^[3]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Pennsylvania Railroad Old Bridge over Standing Stone Creek. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Nancy Shedd and Ken Heineman (February 1987). "Stone Creek Bridge II" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record . Retrieved May 23, 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-246, " Stone Creek Bridge I ", 1 photo, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• HAER No. PA-247, " Stone Creek Bridge II ", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages