Frehn Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 1, was a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Sideling Hill Creek and located at Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1890, and measured 120-foot-long (37 m) in length and had a 13.75-foot-wide (4.19 m) timber deck.[2][3]

Frehn Bridge
1990 HABS/HAER photo
Frehn Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Frehn Bridge
Frehn Bridge is located in the United States
Frehn Bridge
LocationTownship Route 313, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Pennsylvania Route 475, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°8′0″N 77°59′29″W / 40.13333°N 77.99139°W / 40.13333; -77.99139
Arealess than one acre
Built1890
Architectural stylePratt through truss bridge
MPSIndustrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780-1939 MPS
NRHP reference No.90000391[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1990

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

The bridge has been demolished and replaced with a modern structure.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-27. Note: This includes Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frehn Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  3. ^ Photo from the NRHP nomination, Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission, undated, retrieved 2015-08-21
  4. ^ "Huntingdon County Bridge Office". Archived from the original on August 23, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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