Bridge in Shaler Township

Bridge in Shaler Township
Location Birchfield Road over Pine Creek, Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°WCoordinates: 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W
Built 1915
Architectural style single span stone arch bridge
Governing body State
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000797[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

The Bridge in Shaler Township, which carries Burchfield Road over Pine Creek, is a single span stone arch bridge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania built in 1915. The bridge is a high quality ashlar construction with the single span covering 63 feet. Stone arch bridges are rare in western Pennsylvania.[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. PennDOT (1982). "Bridge in Shaler Township". Pennsylvania Historical Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 12, 2014.