Runk Bridge

Runk Bridge

Runk Bridge, 1986
Location Over Aughwick Creek, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Shirleysburg off U.S. Route 522, Shirley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′40″N 77°53′14″W / 40.27778°N 77.88722°W / 40.27778; -77.88722Coordinates: 40°16′40″N 77°53′14″W / 40.27778°N 77.88722°W / 40.27778; -77.88722
Area less than one acre
Built 1889
Architectural style Other, Pratt truss bridge
MPS Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS
NRHP Reference # 90000408[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 1990

Runk Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 9, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Aughwick Creek and located at Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 134-foot-long (41 m) and has two spans.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Runk Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-05.


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