{"nrhp_refnum":"95000551","name":"Scott Creek Bridge-North, Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Maryland and Pennsylvania RR tracks over Scott Cr., W of Watson's Corner and S of PA 851, Peach Bottom Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bryansville","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.746130538000045,"lon":-76.34108726899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-05-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A riveted steel girder railroad bridge over Scott Creek in Peach Bottom Township, Bryansville, York County, Pennsylvania, part of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad line. It is one of two bridges in succession between Route 74 and Route 851.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only intact example of a small-scale riveted girder bridge on the railroad's route in York County and that it reflects typical late 19th and early 20th century engineering. It is also linked to the railroad's role in providing a freight connection to Baltimore for southern York County merchants and farmers.","narrative":"Built around 1909 by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, this riveted steel girder bridge crosses Scott Creek in Peach Bottom Township, southern York County, Pennsylvania. Two riveted girders rest on stone abutments on either side of the creek, and the abutments are thought to date from an earlier trestle bridge built when the line was first laid. The bridge replaced an older trestle as the railroad moved away from trestle construction. It is regarded as the only intact small-scale riveted girder bridge on the railroad's York County route. The shortline ran about 77.2 miles between York and Baltimore, giving local merchants and farmers access to the Baltimore market. Because the company had limited revenue, it built economically, using fieldstone, riveted steel and local timber for the ties. Freight traffic declined after World War II, and the section was abandoned in the 1970s. The bridge remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":"C. 1909-1942","architect_builder":"Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Company (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Abandoned for several years; the bridge remains intact, though the track on either side has been removed and sold for scrap.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:38.133127-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95000551.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000551/7825db5d53-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000551/7825db5d53-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ugnut","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Side_of_Scott_Creek_Bridge-North.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ugnut</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Side_of_Scott_Creek_Bridge-North.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994101","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Creek_Bridge-North,_Maryland_and_Pennsylvania_Railroad","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7436191"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/scott-creek-bridge-north-maryland-and-pennsylvania-railroad-95000551/"}