Bridge in Nicholson Township
Why it's listed
Spanning Tunkhannock Creek in rural Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, this single-span highway bridge was built in 1876, as recorded on its plaque. It is a steel lenticular truss, a form named for the lens-like curve of its upper and lower chords. The bridge was fabricated by the Corrugated Metal Company, the earlier name of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, Connecticut. It measures 110 feet overall and carries vehicular traffic across a crossing that remains in original use. Its significance rests on engineering: it is an early, largely intact example of an unusual truss type. Its configuration differs from the two lenticular trusses in Lycoming County, and it is shorter than the two later Berlin Company lenticular trusses included in the same group. The nominated area is a rectangle covering the bridge superstructure and substructure within the outer corners of its wing walls.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the bridge as an early, intact example of an unusual truss type. It is one of three lenticular trusses in the nomination and differs in configuration from the two Lycoming County lenticular trusses. It is also considerably shorter than the two later Berlin Company lenticular trusses in the group.
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 88000810, 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 65021 over Tunkhannock Creeek, Starkville |
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| County | Wyoming County |
| Listed | June 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000810 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1876 |
| Architect / builder | Corrugated Metal Company (builder/bridge company; the document identifies it as the early name of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of Berlin, Connecticut) |
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| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.60475, -75.82298 (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 88000810.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4966367
- This listing as JSON
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