Watsontown River Bridge

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Watsontown River Bridge
Watsontown River Bridge, 1982
Location Legislative Route 240 spur over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Watsontown and White Deer Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W / 41.08083; -76.86528Coordinates: 41°4′51″N 76°51′55″W / 41.08083°N 76.86528°W / 41.08083; -76.86528
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1927
Built by Rockwell, George W.
Architect Long, James B.
Architectural style Other, Open-spandrel arch
Governing body State
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000801[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Watsontown River Bridge is a historic bridge in Watsontown, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and White Deer Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927, and consists of nine open spandrel arches with a total length of 1,080-foot-long (330 m). It is constructed of concrete and crosses the Susquehanna River.[2]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.  Note: This includes unknown (undated). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Watsontown River Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-29. 


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