Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.[2]
Bridge in West Fallowfield Township | |
 West Fallowfield Bridge, March 2011 | |
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| Location | Ross Fording Road over Octoraro Creek, near Steelville, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885 |
| Built by | James Denithorne, Phoenix Steel |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000849[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bridge in West Fallowfield Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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