Black Rock Bridge

United States historic place
Black Rock Bridge
Black Rock Bridge, January 2010
40°9′32″N 75°30′44″W / 40.15889°N 75.51222°W / 40.15889; -75.51222
Arealess than one acre
Built1927
Built byG.A. Wagman, F.M. Wagman
Architectural styleMulti-span spandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000735[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Black Rock Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 113 across the Schuylkill River between Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It has five spans; three main spans are each 116 feet (35 m) long and flanked by two 103-foot-long (31 m) spans. The bridge was constructed in 1927, and features open-spandrel arches and solid concrete parapet walls.[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. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Black Rock Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Crossings of the Schuylkill River
Upstream
Rail bridge
 Black Rock Bridge
 Downstream
Black Rock Dam
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