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Kuhn's Fording Bridge, Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552 (Hamilton & Reading townships), East Berlin, Adams County, PA

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Kuhn's Fording Bridge, Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552 (Hamilton & Reading townships), East Berlin, Adams County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The Kuhn's Fording Bridge is a partially surviving example of a covered Pratt truss bridge with a wooden Burr arch. It was constructed in 1897 by local builders.
Survey number: HAER PA-68
Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1975- 1982 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1982 Demolished

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Smith, J J
East Berlin Historical Preservation Society
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Leas, William G
Adams County Emergency Management Agency, sponsor
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Location

adams county39.93760, -76.97859
Google Map of 39.9375969, -76.9785892
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Library of Congress
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