Gilbert Bridge Explained

Gilbert Bridge
Location:Bishop Road / Gilbert Road over Yellow Breeches Creek, northwest of Siddonsburg, Monaghan Township, Pennsylvania and Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1536°N -76.9825°W
Built:1899
Builder:Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architecture:Pratt through truss
Added:May 5, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89000355

The Gilbert Bridge, also known as the Hall Estate Bridge, is an historic, American Pratt truss bridge that is located in Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania and Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

History and architectural features

Erected in 1899, this historic steel bridge was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company and measures long and wide overall. It crosses the Yellow Breeches Creek.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . 2011-12-17 . 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|H092108_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gilbert Bridge ]. 2011-12-17 . Herbert D. Versaw . PDF . January 1989.