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, 2025 and December 31, 2025, the PA SHPO was a signatory to 11 Section 106 agreements with five agencies as part of consultation to resolve adverse effects to historic properties.

Examples include:

In November of 2025, the Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office executed an agreement to mitigate for the removal of Rockingham Bridge which carries Whispering Pines Road over Dark Shae Creek in Shade Township, Somerset County. More information on the bridge can be found on this website.

The mitigation includes dismantling of the Rockingham Bridge, a metal truss bridge, for storage and future adaptive reuse. The agreement includes provisions for preservation of the character defining features during removal and transport to a storage location. The availability of the bridge for adaptive reuse is being advertised on PennDOT’s bridge marketing webpage. The agreement also includes provisions for Phase II archaeological testing of the Reitz Mill Complex (PA-SHARE Resource #2024RE05081) site to assess if it could be eligible for listing in the National Register.

Mitigation commitments were made for the adverse effect associated with the removal of the Maple Lake Dam (PA-SHARE Resource #2022RE09949), a contributing resource to the National Register eligible Scranton-Spring Brook Water Company Historic District (PA-SHARE Resource #2022RE00118) in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County.

Dam made of stacked stones surrounded by grass

Outlet structure on the downslope of Maple Lake Dam, Lackawanna County (PA-SHARE Resource #2022RE09949)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, applicant, and PA SHPO executed an agreement that includes the preparation of a context on the development of the Scranton Gas and Water Company’s public water supply system for the greater Scranton area. The documentation will include a narrative history of the company, identify relevant property types, and recordation of resources associated with the water supply system. This information will be made available in PA-SHARE.

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