Bridge in West Fallowfield Township

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township
West Fallowfield Bridge, March 2011
LocationRoss Fording Road over Octoraro Creek, near Steelville, West Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°52′58″N 75°59′31″W / 39.88278°N 75.99194°W / 39.88278; -75.99194
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Built byJames Denithorne, Phoenix Steel
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000849[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ District 6-0 (November 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Bridge in West Fallowfield Township. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (Downloading may be slow.)