The Reading-Halls Station Bridge is an historic, American, Howe pony truss railroad bridge that is located in Muncy Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Reading-Halls Station Bridge | |
Location | Northwest of Muncy off U.S. Route 220, Muncy Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°14′9″N 76°49′58″W / 41.23583°N 76.83278°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
Architectural style | Howe pony truss |
NRHP reference No. | 80003571[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 17, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Built in 1846[2] by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, this historic structure is a single-span bridge that measures approximately 70 feet (21 m) long. It is the oldest bridge of its type still in operation in Pennsylvania.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
It is likely that Richard B. Osborne, chief engineer for the railroad, designed and built the bridge.[3]