S Bridge
Why it's listed
Three-span stone arch bridge over Tulpehocken Creek in Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, carrying a rural county road. Its overall length is 230 feet, with three main spans of 22 feet each. The superstructure and substructure are built of rubble masonry, with rough-pointed stone voussoirs and intrados, and a jagged stone-topped parapet. The bridge was recorded as dating from 1919, according to PennDOT records. Its designers and builders are unknown. It is significant for engineering. The structure reproduces the form of nineteenth-century Pennsylvania stone highway bridges in both its site layout and its construction, even though it was built in the twentieth century. Its three short spans over a wide stream bed reflect earlier practice, before longer spans became common in the later nineteenth century. The form records the bridge as unaltered, and it is a rare twentieth-century example of this older bridge type.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the bridge is a well-preserved example of a return to earlier 19th-century bridge design, using rubble masonry and three fairly short spans across a wide stream bed. Although built in the twentieth century, it imitates a nineteenth-century Pennsylvania stone highway bridge type, which the nomination describes as unusual for its date. It is presented as illustrating a continuation of a three-century bridge-building tradition. The area of significance is engineering.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88000794, listed June 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | LR 06024 over Tulpehocken Creek, Sheridan |
|---|---|
| County | Berks County |
| Listed | June 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000794 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vehicular use, unaltered according to the integrity check on the form. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Tulpehocken Creek Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.37363, -76.21834 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88000794.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7395341
- This listing as JSON
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