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Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad

Coordinates: 39°45′19″N 76°36′34″W / 39.75528°N 76.60944°W / 39.75528; -76.60944
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Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad
Valley Road Bridge, Summer 1991
Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad is located in Pennsylvania
Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad
Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad is located in the United States
Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad
LocationStewartstown Railroad tracks over Valley Road, west of Stewartstown, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°45′19″N 76°36′34″W / 39.75528°N 76.60944°W / 39.75528; -76.60944
Arealess than one acre
Built1870, Rebuilt 1920
ArchitectKeystone Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt Truss
MPSRailroad Resources of York County MPS
NRHP reference No.95000552[1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1995

The Valley Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad is an historic, American railroad bridge that is located in Hopewell Township, York County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built for the Northern Central Railroad in 1870, this 190-foot-long bridge was disassembled and reassembled on the Stewartstown Railroad in 1885. A girder structure was added in 1920, and the original bridge structure was removed, although the original 1870 trusses are still in place. The bridge is still in active use, and services the Stewartstown Railroad passenger excursions.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas N. Shaffer (June 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ridge Road Bridge, Stewartstown Railroad" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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