Dauphin County Bridge No. 27

Dauphin County Bridge No. 27
Location Deibler's Dam Road (Mahantango Creek Road) across Mahantango Creek, Mifflin Township and Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°38′5″N 76°51′23″W / 40.63472°N 76.85639°WCoordinates: 40°38′5″N 76°51′23″W / 40.63472°N 76.85639°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1896
Built by Chambersburg Bridge Co.
Architectural style Other, Metal Truss Bridge
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 93000720[1]
Added to NRHP August 2, 1993

Dauphin County Bridge No. 27, also known as Seaman Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge spanning Mahantango Creek at Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It has a single span, 162.5-foot-long (49.5 m). The bridge was constructed in 1896, by the Chambersburg Bridge Company, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1978.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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 Cathy Ann Weaver (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dauphin County Bridge No. 27" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-13.