Area less than one acre Opened 1913 Demolished 2005 | Built 1913 Body of water Susquehanna River Added to NRHP 22 June 1988 | |
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Location Legislative Route 08081 over the Susquehanna River, Athens Township and Athens, Pennsylvania Built by Penn Bridge Co.; Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co. Architectural style Other, Pennsylvania (Petit) MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR | ||
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.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was replaced by a new bridge in 2005 and delisted from the National Register in 2012.
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