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Bridge in Portage Township

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architectural style
  
Other, Circular arch

Added to NRHP
  
22 June 1988

Built
  
1832

Opened
  
1832

Bridge in Portage Township

Location
  
Pennsylvania Route 53 over Bens Creek, Portage Township, Pennsylvania

Architect
  
Allegheny Portage Railroad

MPS
  
Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR

Bridge in Portage Township is a historic stone arch bridge located at Portage Township 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 a semi-circular arch. It is built of coursed ashlar and crosses Bens Creek.

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

References

Bridge in Portage Township Wikipedia