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°W / 40.5450083; -79.9626361Coordinates: 40°32′42.03″N 79°57′45.49″W / 40.5450083°N 79.9626361°W / 40.5450083; -79.9626361
Built 1915
Architectural style single span stone arch bridge
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 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ PennDOT (1982). "Bridge in Shaler Township" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical Resource Survey. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 12, 2014.


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