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Second Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Second Street Bridge, 1982
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Location	PA 291/Second St. over Chester Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°50′41″N 75°21′39″W / 39.84472°N 75.36083°W / 39.84472; -75.36083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919
Built by	James B. Long
Architect	Paul D. Kauffman
Architectural style	Bowstring arch
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000752
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

The Second Street Bridge was an historic, American concrete Bowstring arch bridge that was located in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, it has since been demolished.

History and notable features

Built in 1919, this historic structure was an 84-foot-long (26 m), single-span, arch bridge. The original patent that was used for the bridge design was issued to James B. Marsh in 1911 and included the experimental use of concrete.

The bridge allowed traffic on Pennsylvania Route 291 to cross Chester Creek.

The bridge has been demolished.

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

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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