Reading-Halls Station Bridge facts for kids
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Reading-Halls Station Bridge
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Reading-Halls Station Bridge, January 1984
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| Location | Northwest of Muncy off U.S. Route 220, Muncy Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style | Howe pony truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003571 |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 1980 |
Reading-Halls Station Bridge is a historic Howe pony truss railroad bridge located at Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1846 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and is a single-span bridge measuring approximately 70 feet (21 m) long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.
Unusual truss construction, with cast-iron diagonal elements in compression and narrow wrought-iron vertical ties in tension
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
It is likely that Richard B. Osborne, chief engineer for the railroad, designed and built the bridge.
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