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Bridge in Athens Township
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Bridge in Athens Township, 1982
Bridge in Athens Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Athens Township
Location in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Athens Township is located in the United States
Bridge in Athens Township
Location in the United States
Location Legislative Route 08081 over the Susquehanna River, Athens Township and Athens, Pennsylvania
Area less than one acre
Built 1913
Built by Penn Bridge Co.; Bethlehem Steel Bridge Co.
Architectural style Pennsylvania (Petit)
Demolished 2005
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000821
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Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988
Removed from NRHP August 22, 2012

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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