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Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown, Northampton County, PA

Old Mill Road Bridge, Spanning Saucon Creek, Old Mill Road, Hellertown...

Significance: One of two existing pony-truss spans built by the Beckel Foundry. Both used variations of Francis C. Lowthorp's 23 June 1857 and 13 March 1860 patented cast lower-chord connections. The Old Mill... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More