Second Street Bridge (Chester, Pennsylvania)

Second Street Bridge was a historic concrete Bowstring arch bridge located in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1919 and was an 84-foot-long (26 m), single-span arch bridge. The original patent issued to James B. Marsh in 1911, for the bridge design used, included the experimental use of concrete.[2]

Second Street Bridge
Second Street Bridge, 1982
LocationPA 291/Second St. over Chester Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′41″N 75°21′39″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1919
Built byJames B. Long
ArchitectPaul D. Kauffman
Architectural styleBowstring arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000752[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The bridge allowed traffic on Pennsylvania Route 291 to cross Chester Creek.[3] The bridge has been demolished.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Industrial Hwy Transportation Improvements, Route 291, LR-542 Delaware County, PA. Philadelphia: Portfolio Associates, Inc. 1985. p. 72. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. Industrial Hwy Transportation Improvements, Route 291, LR-542 Delaware County, PA. Philadelphia: Portfolio Associates, Inc. 1985. p. 131. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Dist 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Second Street Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-14.


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