Corbin Bridge
Also known as: Huntingdon County Bridge #20
Why it's listed
Corbin Bridge crosses the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River about half a mile west of its junction with the Juniata, near Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It is a 322-foot single-span suspension bridge with a 12.5-foot deck of wood topped with macadam. Two-and-three-eighths-inch wire rope cables, made by Roebling & Son of Trenton, New Jersey, hang from 39-foot steel towers and are anchored in concrete deadmen, and a double intersecting Warren truss stiffens the deck. Built in 1937 to replace a bridge swept away in the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood, it was fabricated by Reading Steel Products, Inc. Its suspension design is unusual for the area: it is the only suspension road bridge in the PennDOT district covering Huntingdon and five neighboring counties, and the only road suspension bridge in Huntingdon County. It is significant chiefly for engineering, and its integrity makes it a fine example of early twentieth-century suspension construction in the county.
Significance in brief: The bridge is argued to be significant for its engineering. Its suspension design is highly unusual for the region, being the only suspension road bridge in the PennDOT district covering Huntingdon and five neighboring counties. It is also the only road suspension bridge in Huntingdon County, and it is regarded as a good representative of an early twentieth-century suspension bridge in the county because of its integrity.
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 90000402, listed March 20, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Twnshp. Rd. 428 over the Raystown Branch, 0.5 W of confluence with the Juniata River, Huntingdon |
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| County | Huntingdon County |
| Listed | March 20, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000402 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1937 |
| Architect / builder | Reading Steel Products, Inc. |
| Architectural style | Other: Suspension Bridge |
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| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Truss damaged by an overload in 1980 was repaired in 1981, and the seven-ton weight limit was restored. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.45468, -77.98300 (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 90000402.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5169760
- This listing as JSON
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