{"nrhp_refnum":"88000876","name":"Bridge in Bangor Borough","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Pennsylvania St. over Martins Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bangor","county":"Northampton County","state":"PA","lat":40.86941954100007,"lon":-75.20728991399994,"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 concrete arch bridge carrying vehicular traffic over Martins Creek in Bangor Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, crossing Pennsylvania Street. It was built in 1915.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as a very fine example of a highly embellished concrete arch bridge. Its ornamentation includes molded designs on the spandrel walls and abutments, ornate voussoirs and a balustraded parapet. The nomination argues it is an intact example of a 'park bridge', a category of concrete bridge designed to be seen from both deck and elevation views and usually heavily ornamented.","narrative":"A single-span concrete arch bridge over Martins Creek in Bangor Borough, Northampton County, built in 1915. The span measures 45 feet and the bridge is 50 feet overall. Herbert C. Dilliard served as engineer and Jacob Stem as contractor, according to the plaque on the bridge, which records the county commissioners of the period. Its decoration is unusually elaborate for a bridge of this size. Molded designs appear on the spandrel walls and abutments, the voussoirs are ornately scored, and the railings are concrete balustrades. The bridge carries vehicular traffic across Pennsylvania Street. Its importance lies in its engineering and design. Although it is not known to be a proprietary design, it is regarded as an intact example of a park bridge, a type built where it would be viewed from both the deck and the elevation. The bridge is listed as a highway bridge owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Department of Transportation.","period_of_significance":"1915","architect_builder":"Herbert C. Dilliard (engineer); Jacob Stem (contractor)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.614141-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88000876.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000876/3ce40711b3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000876/3ce40711b3-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"PennDOT","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Bangor_Borough.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">PennDOT</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Bangor_Borough.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993408","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_in_Bangor_Borough","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4966339"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northampton-county/bridge-in-bangor-borough-88000876/"}