S Bridge (Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania)

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S Bridge
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S Bridge in Marion Township, Pennsylvania, 1997
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LocationLegislative Route 06024 over Tulpehocken Creek west of Womelsdorf, Marion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°22′24″N76°13′6″W / 40.37333°N 76.21833°W / 40.37333; -76.21833
Arealess than one acre
Built1919
Architectural styleMulti-span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000794 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The S Bridge was an historic, American stone arch bridge that was located in Marion Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and notable features

This historic structure was a multiple span 230-foot-long (70 m), stone arch bridge with three spans. Built in 1919, it spanned Tulpehocken Creek. [2]

In 2001, the bridge was closed when one of the bridge walls began to separate from an arch. [3] After a decade of disuse, it was demolished and replaced with a concrete span in 2011. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ R. J. Fink (August 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS S Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ Henshaw, Steven (May 31, 2001). "State Closes Stouchsburg Bridge". Reading Eagle.
  4. ↑ Migdail-Smith, Liam; Negley, Erin (July 11, 2011). "Historic Marion Township bridge will yield to traffic". Reading Eagle.
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