County Bridge No. 36
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County Bridge No. 36 is a historic concrete arch
bridge spanning Jacoby Creek at Portland
, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
. It was built in 1907, and is a small, single arched bridge with a span measuring 28 feet. It features an incised keystone and a simply ornamented, continuous concrete parapet.
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 Jacoby Creek at Portland
Portland, Pennsylvania
Portland is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. Portland is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is part of Pennsylvania's Slate Belt.The population of Portland was 579 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, 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 1907, and is a small, single arched bridge with a span measuring 28 feet. It features an incised keystone and a simply ornamented, continuous concrete parapet.
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.