Bridge in Athens Township

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Bridge in Athens Township
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bridge in Athens Township, 1982
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Location	Legislative Route 08081 over the Susquehanna River, Athens Township and Athens, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°57′29″N 76°30′52″W / 41.95806°N 76.51444°W / 41.95806; -76.51444Coordinates: 41°57′29″N 76°30′52″W / 41.95806°N 76.51444°W / 41.95806; -76.51444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Built by	Penn Bridge Co.; Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Other, Pennsylvania (Petit)
Demolished	2005
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference #	88000821^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988
Removed from NRHP	August 22, 2012

Bridge in Athens Township was a historic Pennsylvania (petit) truss bridge in Athens Township and Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. It spanned the Susquehanna River. It was built between 1913 and 1916, and measured 540 feet (164.6 m) long. It had two spans; one measuring 253 feet (77.1 m) long and built by the Penn Bridge Co. and the second measuring 287 feet (87.5 m) long and built by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co.^[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] It was replaced by a new bridge in 2005 and delisted from the National Register in 2012.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Edward P. Osnick (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Athens Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.

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