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Quaker Bridge

Coordinates: 41°25′33″N 80°22′22″W / 41.42583°N 80.37278°W / 41.42583; -80.37278
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Quaker Bridge
Quaker Bridge, 1982
Quaker Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Quaker Bridge
Quaker Bridge is located in the United States
Quaker Bridge
LocationLegislative Route 43135 over the Little Shenango River near Greenville Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°25′33″N 80°22′22″W / 41.42583°N 80.37278°W / 41.42583; -80.37278
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
Built by
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000863[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Quaker Bridge is a historic steel Pratt truss bridge located in Hempfield Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1898 by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company, and is a 124-foot-long (38 m) bridge with a single span. It crosses Little Shenango River.[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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2012. Note: This includes D.W. Paskie (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Quaker Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved March 18, 2012.