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Bridge in Jefferson Borough

Coordinates: 40°17′34.48″N 79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083
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Cochran's Mill Road over Lick Run Bridge
Coordinates40°17′34.48″N 79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083 (Bridge in Jefferson Borough)
CarriesCochran's Mill Road
CrossesLick Run (Peters Creek)
LocaleAllegheny County, Pennsylvania
Heritage statusNRHP
Characteristics
Designstone arch bridge
MaterialSandstone
Total length52 feet
Width14.5 feet
History
DesignerCharles Davis
Construction start1901
Location
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Bridge in Jefferson Borough
Bridge in Jefferson Borough is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Jefferson Borough
Bridge in Jefferson Borough is located in the United States
Bridge in Jefferson Borough
Nearest cityJefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′34.48″N 79°58′12.75″W / 40.2929111°N 79.9702083°W / 40.2929111; -79.9702083
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architectural stylestone arch bridge
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000938[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

The Bridge in Jefferson Borough, which carries Cochran's Mill Road over Lick Run, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is a single arch stone bridge built in 1901.[2][1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Note, it is a different Cochran's Mill, in Armstrong County, which was the birthplace of Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane "Pink" Cochran).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Cridlebaugh, Bruce S. (14 October 2002). "Cochran's Mill Rd over Licks Run". Bridges & Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 23 December 2010.