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Bridge in West Fallowfield Township

Coordinates: 39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W / 39.88278; -75.99194
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Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
West Fallowfield Bridge, March 2011
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is located in the United States
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
LocationRoss Fording Road over Octoraro Creek, near Steelville, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W / 39.88278; -75.99194
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Built byJames Denithorne, Phoenix Steel
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000849[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bridge in West Fallowfield Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)