Reading-Halls Station Bridge Explained

Reading-Halls Station Bridge
Location:	Northwest of Muncy off U.S. Route 220, Muncy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	41.2358°N -76.8328°W
Built:	1846
Architecture:	Howe pony truss
Added:	January 17, 1980
Refnum:	80003571

The Reading-Halls Station Bridge is an historic, American, Howe pony truss railroad bridge that is located in Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and notable features

Built in 1846^[1] by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, this historic structure is a single-span bridge that measures approximately long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

It is likely that Richard B. Osborne, chief engineer for the railroad, designed and built the bridge.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

Notes and References

1. Kemp . Emory L. . Anderson . Richard K. Jr. . The Reading-Halls Station Bridge . . 31 . 1 . 17–40 . 1987 . 40968124.
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000613_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading-Halls Station Bridge ]. Richey . Tim . PDF.