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
Built by Pittsburgh Bridge Co.
Architectural style 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 feet (41 m) in length 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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