Runk Bridge Explained

Runk Bridge
Location:	Over Aughwick Creek, 1miles south of Shirleysburg off U.S. Route 522, Shirley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.2778°N -77.8872°W
Built:	1889
Builder:	Pittsburgh Bridge Co.
Architecture:	Pratt truss bridge
Added:	March 20, 1990
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	90000408

Runk Bridge, also known as Huntingdon County Bridge No. 9, is a historic Pratt truss bridge spanning Aughwick Creek and located at Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built by the Pennsylvania Bridge Co. in 1898. It measures 134feet in length and has two spans.^[1]

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

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database . November 27, 2011 . July 21, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp . dead . Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096223_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Runk Bridge ]. 2011-11-05 . Deborah L. Suciu . PDF . August 1989 .