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Cambridge Springs Bridge

Coordinates: 41°48′23″N 80°3′41″W / 41.80639°N 80.06139°W / 41.80639; -80.06139
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Cambridge Springs Bridge
Concrete girder bridge that has replaced the historic truss bridge
Cambridge Springs Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Cambridge Springs Bridge
Cambridge Springs Bridge is located in the United States
Cambridge Springs Bridge
LocationLR 84 spur B over French Creek, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°48′23″N 80°3′41″W / 41.80639°N 80.06139°W / 41.80639; -80.06139
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Built byYoungstown Bridge Co.
Architectural styleBaltimore truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000824[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Cambridge Springs Bridge was a historic metal truss bridge spanning French Creek at Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1896, and was a single span, Baltimore truss bridge measuring 200-foot-long (61 m). It was built by the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio.[2] It was demolished about 2003.

It was added to 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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-08-19. Note: This includes D.W. Paskie (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cambridge Springs Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-19.