{"nrhp_refnum":"88000809","name":"Bridge in Cherrytree Township","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"LR 60052 over Oil Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Titusville","county":"Venango County","state":"PA","lat":41.617321754000045,"lon":-79.65740223499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge carrying vehicular traffic over Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The form gives a date of 1882 for the bridge.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the bridge as a typical example of a Pratt through truss and a well-preserved example of a bridge type used frequently in northwestern Pennsylvania. Its significance is cited under the area of engineering. Its members are typical channels, angles, eyebars and lacing bars.","narrative":"A single-span, pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge carrying vehicular traffic over Oil Creek in Cherrytree Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. The bridge spans 136 feet overall and was built in 1882 by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, predecessor to the Youngstown Bridge Company. Its main members are built from channels, angles, eyebars and lacing bars, typical construction for the period. The bridge is regarded as a typical example of the Pratt through truss type and a well-preserved representative of a bridge form once common in northwestern Pennsylvania. It is significant under engineering. The superstructure is steel and the abutments and wing walls are concrete over stone or stone. Repairs in 1980 replaced vertical members, U-bolts, diagonal rods and the pipe railing on one side, and some large members have plate repairs. The nominated area is a rectangle of about 176 by 25 feet around the bridge's wing walls.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio (builder), predecessor to Youngstown Bridge Company","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Altered: 1980 repairs to vertical members, U-bolts, diagonal rods and pipe railing on the right side; some plate repairs on large members.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.523843-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88000809.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000809/9adf9fc7dd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000809/9adf9fc7dd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Niagara","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jersey_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jersey_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993963","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Bridge_(Cherrytree_Township,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1687906"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/venango-county/bridge-in-cherrytree-township-88000809/"}