Marshall's Bridge
Why it's listed
Marshall's Bridge carries Marshall Road over Culbertson Run in East Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The local contracting firm P. J. McCormick & Sons built it in 1903. Its coursed rubble stone walls and arch follow the general plan of nineteenth-century stone highway bridges, but the builders used brick for the arch rings, a feature the form notes is shared by only a few bridges in the group nominated with it. The single main span is 20 feet long, flanked by two spans of 39 feet, and the superstructure and substructure are both of masonry. The bridge is recorded as unaltered, with a brick intrados and an extended pier on its upstream side. The surrounding area is semi-rural, with an old farmstead adjacent to the northwest. Its significance rests on its engineering: the brick arch rings and masonry construction make it a distinctive example of early twentieth-century stone bridge building in Pennsylvania.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the bridge as unusual for its period: its overall configuration resembles nineteenth-century stone highway bridges, but it is distinguished by brick arch rings. The form notes it is one of the few bridges in the nominated group that uses brick arch rings. The area of significance given 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 88000880, listed June 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Marshall Rd. over Culbertson Run, Little Washington |
|---|---|
| County | Chester County |
| Listed | June 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000880 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architect / builder | P. J. McCormick & Sons (builder/contractor) |
| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.05657, -75.75823 (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 88000880.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6773443
- This listing as JSON
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