Pennsylvania Railroad, Granville Bridge, Spanning Juniata River, 1.25 miles west of Lewistown, Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA
Summary
Significance: The bridge is significant as a well-preserved example of a medium-length stone arch bridge, representing the Pennsylvania Railroad's monumental capitol investment and desire for "permanent" structures at the turn of the 20th century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N617
Survey number: HAER PA-534
Building/structure dates: 1905 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1927 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1950 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Brown, William H
Shand, Alexander C
Sawyer, F M
Eyre Construction Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
Norfolk Southern Railroad
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), sponsor
Spivey, Justin M, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Lewistown (Mifflin County, Pa.), 40.59924, -77.57138
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html