Reading-Halls Station Bridge
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Reading-Halls Station Bridge is a historic pony Howe truss
railroad bridge located at Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
. It was built about 1850 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and is a single span bridge measures approximately 70 feet long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
railroad bridge located at Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
-Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Plateau:Lycoming County is divided between the Appalachian Mountains in the south, the dissected Allegheny Plateau in the north and east, and the valley of the West Branch Susquehanna River between these.-West Branch Susquehanna River:The West Branch of the...
. It was built about 1850 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and is a single span bridge measures approximately 70 feet long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.