Lilly Bridge

United States historic place
Lilly Bridge
Lilly Bridge, Summer 1997
40°25′26″N 78°37′8″W / 40.42389°N 78.61889°W / 40.42389; -78.61889
Arealess than one acre
Built1832
Built byAllegheny Portage Railroad
Architectural styleSingle span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000785[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Lilly Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located at Lilly in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1832, and is an 18-foot-long (5.5 m) bridge, with an elliptical shape and curved wingalls. It is built of roughly squared ashlar and crosses Burgoon Run.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2011. Note: This includes J. Dain Davis (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Portage Township" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.

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  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-452, "Allegheny Portage Railroad, Lilly Culvert, Spanning Burgoon Run at State Route 53, Lilly, Cambria County, PA", 6 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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