Birmingham Bridge (Birmingham, Pennsylvania)
Encyclopedia
Birmingham Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 15 and Blair County Bridge No. 48, is a historic Pratt truss bridge
spanning the Little Juniata River
and located at Tyrone Township
, Blair County
and Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
. It was built by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 137 feet in length and has a 14.7 feet wide bridge deck. It is the only means of access to two dwellings on the Blair County side of the river.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
spanning the Little Juniata River
Little Juniata River
]The Little Juniata River, sometimes called the "Little J," is a river in central Pennsylvania. It is a tributary of the Juniata River in the Susquehanna River watershed. It is formed at Altoona by the confluence of several short streams...
and located at Tyrone Township
Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Tyrone Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,800 at the 2000 census.It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.-General information:...
, Blair County
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
and Warriors Mark Township, 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 by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 137 feet in length and has a 14.7 feet wide bridge deck. It is the only means of access to two dwellings on the Blair County side of the river.
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 1988.
External links
- Birmingham Bridge, Spanning Little Juniata River at local road South of State Route 453, Tyrone vicinity, Blair, PA: 6 photos, 3 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey