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{{Distinguish|List of bridges in the United States#North Carolina{{!}}Alfred Cunningham Bridge}}
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| name = Bridge in Cumberland Township
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| architect = Nelson & Buchanon{{Citation needed|"agents" aren't architects|date=January 2011}}
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{{Distinguish|List of bridges in the United States#North Carolina{{!}}Alfred Cunningham Bridge}}


The '''Cunningham Bridge'''<ref name=GettysburgTimes/> is an [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania|historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania]], near [[Greenmount, Pennsylvania]]. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]] to [[Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]].<ref name=GettysburgTimes/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=nris/><ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H000001_01D.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township| accessdate = 2011-12-08| author = Patricia A. Remy| format = PDF| date= July 1982}}</ref>
The '''Cunningham Bridge'''<ref name=GettysburgTimes/> is an [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania|historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania]], near [[Greenmount, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]] to [[Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]] and is the oldest example of a [[Baltimore truss]].<ref name=GettysburgTimes/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=nris/><ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2011-12-15| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H000001_01D.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township| access-date = 2011-12-08| author = Patricia A. Remy| format = PDF| date = July 1982}}</ref>


==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*1894 — The [[List of companies consolidated into American Bridge Company|Pittsburgh Bridge Company]]<ref name=BridgeHunter>{{cite web |title=Adams County |url=http://bridgehunter.com/pa/adams/ |publisher=BridgeHunter.com |accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref> (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,<ref name=nris/> [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nelson+and+buchanon+bridge&aq=f&aqi=&oq= agents)] built the bridge [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=351+cunningham+road,+gettysburg,+pa&daddr=Emmitsburg+Rd+%26amp%3B+Cunningham+Rd,+Gettysburg,+PA+17325&hl=en&geocode=%3BCe1oYNLGh62pFU-6XgId6t9k-ymBlPyABbLJiTGYgE3J5jxgKQ&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=39.762515,-77.27515&sspn=0.010111,0.022638&g=cunningham+road+and+emmitsburg+road,+gettysburg,+pa&ie=UTF8&z=17 0.5 mile] west of the Greenmount.
*1894 — The [[List of companies consolidated into American Bridge Company|Pittsburgh Bridge Company]]<ref name=BridgeHunter>{{cite web |title=Adams County |url=http://bridgehunter.com/pa/adams/ |publisher=BridgeHunter.com |access-date=2010-01-30}}</ref> (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,<ref name=nris/> [https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nelson+and+buchanon+bridge&aq=f&aqi=&oq= agents)] built the bridge [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=351+cunningham+road,+gettysburg,+pa&daddr=Emmitsburg+Rd+%26amp%3B+Cunningham+Rd,+Gettysburg,+PA+17325&hl=en&geocode=%3BCe1oYNLGh62pFU-6XgId6t9k-ymBlPyABbLJiTGYgE3J5jxgKQ&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=39.762515,-77.27515&sspn=0.010111,0.022638&g=cunningham+road+and+emmitsburg+road,+gettysburg,+pa&ie=UTF8&z=17 0.5 mile] west of the Greenmount.
*1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,<ref name=Burger>{{cite web |last=Burger |first=T.W. |date=August 18, 1996 |title=tbd |url= |publisher=Evening Sun |accessdate=}} (available at the Adams County Historical Society)</ref> the Cunningham Bridge survived a [http://www.lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=PA/38-01-01&loc=n 500 year flood on June 19] that washed away the wooden [[Sachs Covered Bridge]] (upstream) and the iron [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OVYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,1196590&dq=rothhaupt+bridge 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge] (downstream).<ref name=BridgeHunter/>
*1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,<ref name=Burger>{{cite news |last=Burger |first=T.W. |date=August 18, 1996 |title=Adams County Historical Society |publisher=Evening Sun }}</ref> the Cunningham Bridge survived a [http://www.lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=PA/38-01-01&loc=n 500 year flood on June 19] that washed away the wooden [[Sachs Covered Bridge]] (upstream) and the iron [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OVYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,1196590&dq=rothhaupt+bridge 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge] (downstream).<ref name=BridgeHunter/>
*1997 — A 1997 [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.<ref name=Burger/>
*1997 — A 1997 [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.<ref name=Burger/>
*2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*2002 — A resolution by the county commissioiners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*2002 — A resolution by the county commissioners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
*2011 — The bridge was [http://www.historicbridges.org/pennsylvania/cunningham/index.htm slated for demolition in 2011.]
*2011 — The bridge was [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608204310/http://www.historicbridges.org/pennsylvania/cunningham/index.htm slated for demolition in 2011.]


==See also==
==See also==
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<ref name=GettysburgTimes>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Cunningham Bridge |url=http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22cunningham+bridge%22+gettysburg&scoring=a |format=[[Google News Archive]] listing |publisher=Times and News Publishing Company |newspaper=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
<ref name=GettysburgTimes>{{cite news |title=Cunningham Bridge |url=https://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22cunningham+bridge%22+gettysburg&scoring=a |format=[[Google News Archive]] listing |publisher=Times and News Publishing Company |newspaper=Gettysburg Times |access-date=2010-01-30}}
*1986: {{cite web |last=Fresch |first=Bill |date=March 7, 1986 |title=Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday |url=http://redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=4&tp=iefavs&s=digitalentm&pf=laptop&locale=en_us&bd=all&c=81 |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
*1986: {{cite web |last=Fresch |first=Bill |date=March 7, 1986 |title=Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday |url=http://redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=4&tp=iefavs&s=digitalentm&pf=laptop&locale=en_us&bd=all&c=81 |publisher=Gettysburg Times |access-date=2010-01-30}}
*1990: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 21, 1990 |title=Cunningham Road closed for bridge work |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gzEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3302,2014001&dq=cunningham-road+penndot |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
*1990: {{cite web |date=June 21, 1990 |title=Cunningham Road closed for bridge work |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gzEyAAAAIBAJ&pg=3302,2014001&dq=cunningham-road+penndot |publisher=Gettysburg Times |access-date=2010-01-30}}
*2000: {{cite web |last=Brownley |first=Debra |date=October 19, 2000 |title=Commissioners make decision on old bridge |url= |accessdate=}}
*2000: {{cite news |last=Brownley |first=Debra |date=October 19, 2000 |title=Commissioners make decision on old bridge }}
*2002: {{cite web |last=Messeder |first=John |date=January 3, 2002 |title=Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912,151006&dq=cunningham+bridge+gettysburg+2002 |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
*2002: {{cite web |last=Messeder |first=John |date=January 3, 2002 |title=Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBIyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912,151006&dq=cunningham+bridge+gettysburg+2002 |access-date=2010-01-30}}
*2004: {{Cite news |date=April 9, 2004 |title=What to do about Cunningham Bridge? |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RnklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010,1108592&dq=cunningham-bridge+-alfred&hl=en |accessdate=2012-01-09}}
*2004: {{Cite news |date=April 9, 2004 |title=What to do about Cunningham Bridge? |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RnklAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010,1108592&dq=cunningham-bridge+-alfred&hl=en |access-date=2012-01-09}}
*2005: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Cunningham Bridge Closed |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5HklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6995,863460&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.''}}
*2005: {{cite web |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Cunningham Bridge Closed |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5HklAAAAIBAJ&pg=6995,863460&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |access-date=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.''}}
*2007: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=May 22, 2007|title=Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YMwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,2347387&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis. The total length of the structure is 256 feet. The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.''}}
*2007: {{cite web |date=May 22, 2007|title=Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YMwlAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,2347387&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg |access-date=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis. The total length of the structure is 256 feet. The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.''}}
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[[Category:Bridges completed in 1894]]
[[Category:Bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Truss bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Truss bridges]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Baltimore truss bridges]]

Latest revision as of 14:02, 26 December 2023

Not to be confused with Alfred Cunningham Bridge.
Cunningham Bridge
Cunningham Bridge in 1982
Coordinates39°45′27″N 77°17′6″W / 39.75750°N 77.28500°W / 39.75750; -77.28500
CarriesCunningham Road
CrossesMarsh Creek
LocaleGreenmount, Adams County, PA
Maintained byPennDOT
Characteristics
Designmainspan is the "first example" of a Baltimore truss[1]: 2002 
Total length256 feet (78 m)
Width13 feet, 8 inches
Load limit3 tons
Clearance above11 feet, 7 inches
History
Closed1990
Standort
Map
Bridge in Cumberland Township
Bridge in Cumberland Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Cumberland Township
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built1894
ArchitectNelson & Buchanon[citation needed]
NRHP reference No.88000866[2]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Cunningham Bridge[1] is an historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Greenmount, Pennsylvania, United States. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from Franklin Township to Cumberland Township and is the oldest example of a Baltimore truss.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

Chronology

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cunningham Bridge" (Google News Archive listing). Gettysburg Times. Times and News Publishing Company. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "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 2011-12-15. Note: This includes Patricia A. Remy (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  4. ^ a b "Adams County". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. ^ a b Burger, T.W. (August 18, 1996). "Adams County Historical Society". Evening Sun.
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