Category: Bridges (Page 3 of 6)

Mitigation Spotlight: Section 106 Agreements, July 2022 – December 2022

February 8, 2023 / Emma Diehl / 0 Comments

This is part of a biannual blog series highlighting the agreement documents executed by PA SHPO in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations.

Between July 1 and December 31 of 2022, PA SHPO has been a signatory to approximately nine (9) Section 106 agreement documents with four different federal agencies as part of consultation for the resolution of adverse effects to historic properties.

Below illustrates a selection of the agreement documents executed within the past six months.

Two people on bikes in bike lane next to metal truss bridge. — Visitors along the Oil Creek State Park Bike Trail in Venango County stop to admire the Jersey Bridge, just one of several metal truss bridges along the trail. Photo by Barbara Frederick.

O’er the Bridge We Go!

December 14, 2022 / Tyra Guyton / 2 Comments

For many, the holidays are filled with stories and traditions of the past. Just hearing the song Jingle Bells makes me wonder what it would feel like to go dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. Or better yet, to ride a sleigh over a historic metal truss bridge. Oh, what fun that would be!

Metal truss bridge over water and surrounded by trees. — Cons Road Bridge in Franklin Township, Bradford County. Photograph by Veronica Martin.

A New Funding Source for Metal Truss Bridges

October 26, 2022 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

If you have been following the PA SHPO Blog, then you have probably read about the Metal Truss Bridge Management Plan (Management Plan) and the ongoing effort by PennDOT and the PA SHPO to preserve historic metal truss bridges whenever feasible. Recently, as of 2021, a new federally funded program has been created to support the rehabilitation of these bridges.

New Guidance for Road-Related New Deal Resources

July 27, 2022 / Pamela Reilly / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office has developed guidance on the evaluation of New Deal historic resources found along roadways. The project came about in response to an increasing number of requests for National Register evaluation of such properties through the Section 106 consultation process.

Mitigation Spotlight: Section 106 Agreements, December 2021-June 2022

July 13, 2022 / Emma Diehl / 0 Comments

In a given year, PA SHPO consults with federal agencies, applicants, and preservation stakeholders on thousands of federal undertakings in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. For some context, PA SHPO staff reviewed over 5,100 federal and state projects in 2021.

Metal truss bridge over stone and grass. — Inwood Iron Bridge in its new location in Swatara State Park. Photograph by Veronica Martin, PennDOT, 2021.

Bridge Preservation and Education: A Site Visit to the Inwood Iron Bridge

April 27, 2022 / Guest Contributor / 2 Comments

In 2019, the historic Inwood Iron Bridge in Union Township, Lebanon County was disassembled for relocation.

Concrete bridge over stream. — Centreville Road bridge, Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County.

Pennsylvania’s Reinforced Concrete Thru Girder Bridges

March 16, 2022 / Tyra Guyton / 0 Comments

Few people think of history when crossing a bridge. But bridges tell an important story about engineering and technology, especially in Pennsylvania where the early years of iron, steel and concrete came together to produce many early bridges that represent an age of experimentation.

Bridge for Sale Spotlight: Burnt Mill Road Bridge

December 15, 2021 / Barbara Frederick / 4 Comments

A drive along Burnt Mill Road in Lurgan Township in Franklin County winds around scenic county farmland crossing the Conodoguinet Creek where a monument to Pennsylvania’s industrial past, the Burnt Mill Road Bridge, has stood for the past 136 years.

Messerall Road Bridge, PennDOT Messerall Bridge Lift Photos, Photo by Chris Wolfgong, August 10, 2021.

Precious Metal Preservation: the Lift

October 27, 2021 / Guest Contributor / 6 Comments

Nestled amongst the oak-covered hills of rural northwest Pennsylvania until very recently sat an iron artifact from a bygone era. Built in 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, this elegant, metal arch structure is what is termed, in historical bridge parlance, as a bowstring through-truss.

Originally owned and maintained by Crawford County, it has gone by numerous names over the years, including East Titusville Bridge, Pine Creek Bridge and, more recently, Messerall Road Bridge. Whatever name it goes by, it is now more commonly known for being the last of its kind in western Pennsylvania.

Mott Street Bridge after rehabilitation was complete, taken from the Milford side looking toward the National Park Service land to the southwest. Source: Kris Thompson, PennDOT.

Rehabilitated Mott Street Bridge Reconnects Milford and the Delaware River National Recreation Area

June 2, 2021 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

Driving along East Harford Street in Milford, a compact borough in Pike County nestled between National Historic Landmark Grey Towers and National Park Service’s Delaware River National Recreational Area, it is easy to miss Mott Street.

Category: Bridges (Page 3 of 6)

Mitigation Spotlight: Section 106 Agreements, July 2022 – December 2022

O’er the Bridge We Go!

A New Funding Source for Metal Truss Bridges

New Guidance for Road-Related New Deal Resources

Mitigation Spotlight: Section 106 Agreements, December 2021-June 2022

Bridge Preservation and Education: A Site Visit to the Inwood Iron Bridge

Pennsylvania’s Reinforced Concrete Thru Girder Bridges

Bridge for Sale Spotlight: Burnt Mill Road Bridge

Precious Metal Preservation: the Lift

Rehabilitated Mott Street Bridge Reconnects Milford and the Delaware River National Recreation Area

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