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Pennsylvania Railroad, Mount Union Bridge, Spanning Juniata River, north of Township Route 780 Bridge, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA

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Pennsylvania Railroad, Mount Union Bridge, Spanning Juniata River, north of Township Route 780 Bridge, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA

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Summary

Significance: The bridge is significant as an example of the Pennsylvania Railroad's prolific stone arch bridge construction during the early 20th century. In addition, it elegantly breaks classical aesthetic rules by having an even number of spans.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N609
Survey number: HAER PA-529
Building/structure dates: 1906 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Shand, Alexander C
Temple, F B
Eyre Shoemaker, Incorporated
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
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Location

Mount Union40.38452, -77.88222
Google Map of 40.3845217, -77.8822199
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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