Bridge in Cumberland Township explained
| Bridge Name: | Cunningham Bridge |
| Carries: | Cunningham Road |
| Crosses: | Marsh Creek |
| Locale: | Greenmount, Adams County, PA |
| Maint: | PennDOT |
| Design: | mainspan is the "first example" of a Baltimore truss |
| Length: | 256feet |
| Width: | 13 feet, 8 inches |
| Load: | 3 tons |
| Clearance: | 11 feet, 7 inches |
| Closed: | 1990 |
| Coordinates: | 39.7575°N -77.285°W |
| Bridge in Cumberland Township |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Map Width: | 275 |
| Built: | 1894 |
| Architect: | Nelson & Buchanon |
| Added: | June 22, 1988 |
| Refnum: | 88000866 |
The Cunningham Bridge is an historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Greenmount, Pennsylvania, United States. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from Franklin Township to Cumberland Township and is the oldest example of a Baltimore truss. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.[1]
Chronology
- 1894 — The Pittsburgh Bridge Company[2] (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs, agents) built the bridge 0.5 mile west of the Greenmount.
- 1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.
- 1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.
- 1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,[3] the Cunningham Bridge survived a 500 year flood on June 19 that washed away the wooden Sachs Covered Bridge (upstream) and the iron 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge (downstream).[2]
- 1997 — A 1997 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.[3]
- 2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.
- 2002 — A resolution by the county commissioners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."
- 2011 — The bridge was slated for demolition in 2011.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2011-12-15. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000001_01D.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township]. 2011-12-08. Patricia A. Remy. PDF. July 1982.
- Web site: Adams County . BridgeHunter.com . 2010-01-30.
- News: Burger . T.W. . August 18, 1996 . Adams County Historical Society . Evening Sun .
