Bridge in Cumberland Township

Updated on Dec 11, 2023

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Carries Cunningham Road Maintained by PennDOT		Crosses Marsh Creek Total length 256 feet (78 m)

Locale Greenmount, Adams County, PA Design mainspan is the "first example" of a Baltimore truss

The Cunningham Bridge is an historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Greenmount, Pennsylvania, United States. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from Franklin Township to Cumberland Township and is the oldest example of a Baltimore truss. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Chronology

1894 — The Pittsburgh Bridge Company (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs, agents) built the bridge 0.5 mile west of the Greenmount.

1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.

1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.

1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring, the Cunningham Bridge survived a 500 year flood on June 19 that washed away the wooden Sachs Covered Bridge (upstream) and the iron 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge (downstream).

1997 — A 1997 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.

2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.

2002 — A resolution by the county commissioners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."

2011 — The bridge was slated for demolition in 2011.

References

Bridge in Cumberland Township Wikipedia

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