S Bridge (Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania)

For other uses, see S bridge (disambiguation).

The S Bridge was an historic, American stone arch bridge that was located in Marion Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

S Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
S Bridge in Marion Township, Pennsylvania, 1997
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Location	Legislative Route 06024 over Tulpehocken Creek west of Womelsdorf, Marion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°22′24″N 76°13′6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1919
Architectural style	Multi-span stone arch
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000794[1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

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

History and notable features

This historic structure was a multiple span 230-foot-long (70 m), stone arch bridge with three spans. Built in 1919, it spanned Tulpehocken Creek.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1] In 2001, the bridge was closed when one of the bridge walls began to separate from an arch.^[3] After a decade of disuse, it was demolished and replaced with a concrete span in 2011.^[4]

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes R. J. Fink (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: S Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
3. Henshaw, Steven (May 31, 2001). "State Closes Stouchsburg Bridge". Reading Eagle.
4. Migdail-Smith, Liam; Negley, Erin (July 11, 2011). "Historic Marion Township bridge will yield to traffic". Reading Eagle.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-450, "'S' Bridge, Spanning Tulpehocken Creek at State Route 3061, Stouchsburg, Berks County, PA", 6 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page