Bridge in Williams Township
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Bridge in Williams Township is a historic stone arch
bridge spanning Frey's Run at Williams Township
, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
. It was built in 1857, and is a triple-span, camelback shaped bridge. The bridge property measures 80 feet long and 25 feet wide, and each semi-circular arch measures 15 feet wide and 10 feet long.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
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...
bridge spanning Frey's Run at Williams Township
Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Williams Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Williams Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Williams Township was 4,470 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
As of the 2010 census, the county was 86.3% White, 5.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 2.4% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.2% were two or more races, and 3.8% were some other race. 10.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.As of the census of...
. It was built in 1857, and is a triple-span, camelback shaped bridge. The bridge property measures 80 feet long and 25 feet wide, and each semi-circular arch measures 15 feet wide and 10 feet long.
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.