Baker Bridge
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Baker Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 14, is a historic concrete
arch bridge
spanning the Great Trough Creek
and located at Todd Township
, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
. It was built in 1917, and measures 114 feet (34.7 m) and has a 17 feet (5.2 m) bridge deck. It has two arch spans.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
arch bridge
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
spanning the Great Trough Creek
Great Trough Creek
Great Trough Creek is a tributary of the Raystown Branch Juniata River in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is long, flows northeast for half its length then northwest, and its watershed is in area....
and located at Todd Township
Todd Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Todd Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2000 census.-History:The Baker Bridge and Paradise Furnace are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Geography:...
, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...
. It was built in 1917, and measures 114 feet (34.7 m) and has a 17 feet (5.2 m) bridge deck. It has two arch spans.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1990.