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	Bridge in Cumberland Township
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Built	1894
Architect	Nelson & Buchanon[citation needed]
NRHP reference No.	88000866
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

Cunningham Bridge
Cunningham Bridge
	Cunningham Bridge in 1982
Coordinates	39°45′27″N 77°17′6″W / 39.75750°N 77.28500°W
Carries	Cunningham Road
Crosses	Marsh Creek
Locale	Greenmount, Adams County, PA
Maintained by	PennDOT
Characteristics
Design	mainspan is the "first example" of a Baltimore truss
Total length	256 feet
Width	13 feet, 8 inches
Load limit	3 tons
Clearance above	11 feet, 7 inches
History
Closed	1990
Location

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The Cunningham Bridge^[1] is an historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania, near Greenmount, Pennsylvania. The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from Franklin Township to Cumberland Township.^[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.^[2]^[3]

Chronology

1894 — The Pittsburgh Bridge Company^[4] (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,^[2] agents) built the bridge 0.5 mile west of the Greenmount.
1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.^[1]
1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.^[1]
1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,^[5] the Cunningham Bridge survived a 500 year flood on June 19 that washed away the wooden Sachs Covered Bridge (upstream) and the iron 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge (downstream).^[4]
1997 — A 1997 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.^[5]
2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.^[1]
2002 — A resolution by the county commissioiners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."^[1]
2011 — The bridge was slated for demolition in 2011.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g
"Cunningham Bridge" (Google News Archive listing). Gettysburg Times. Times and News Publishing Company. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- 1986: Fresch, Bill (March 7, 1986). "Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- 1990: "Cunningham Road closed for bridge work". Gettysburg Times. June 21, 1990. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- 2000: Brownley, Debra (October 19, 2000). "Commissioners make decision on old bridge". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
- 2002: Messeder, John (January 3, 2002). "Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge". Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- 2004: "What to do about Cunningham Bridge?". April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- 2005: "Cunningham Bridge Closed". June 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.
- 2007: "Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight". May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis. The total length of the structure is 256 feet. The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.
^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patricia A. Remy (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
^ ^a ^b "Adams County". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ ^a ^b Burger, T.W. (August 18, 1996). "tbd". Evening Sun. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (available at the Adams County Historical Society)

[GettysburgTimes-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Cunningham Bridge" (Google News Archive listing). Gettysburg Times. Times and News Publishing Company. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
1986: Fresch, Bill (March 7, 1986). "Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

1990: "Cunningham Road closed for bridge work". Gettysburg Times. June 21, 1990. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

2000: Brownley, Debra (October 19, 2000). "Commissioners make decision on old bridge". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

2002: Messeder, John (January 3, 2002). "Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge". Retrieved 2010-01-30.

2004: "What to do about Cunningham Bridge?". April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

2005: "Cunningham Bridge Closed". June 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.

2007: "Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight". May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis. The total length of the structure is 256 feet. The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.

[2] 1986: Fresch, Bill (March 7, 1986). "Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[3] 1990: "Cunningham Road closed for bridge work". Gettysburg Times. June 21, 1990. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[4] 2000: Brownley, Debra (October 19, 2000). "Commissioners make decision on old bridge". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

[5] 2002: Messeder, John (January 3, 2002). "Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge". Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[6] 2004: "What to do about Cunningham Bridge?". April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

[7] 2005: "Cunningham Bridge Closed". June 9, 2005. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.

[8] 2007: "Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight". May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-30. … built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis. The total length of the structure is 256 feet. The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-3] ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Patricia A. Remy (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.

[BridgeHunter-4] "Adams County". BridgeHunter.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[Burger-5] Burger, T.W. (August 18, 1996). "tbd". Evening Sun. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) (available at the Adams County Historical Society)

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+{{Distinguish|List of bridges in the United States#North Carolina{{!}}Alfred Cunningham Bridge}}
-The '''Cunningham Bridge''', also known as '''Bridge in Cumberland Township''', is an historic three-section iron bridge near [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] that spans west-to-east from [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]] to [[Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]].<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988.<ref name=nris/><ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H000001_01D.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township| accessdate = 2011-12-08| author = Patricia A. Remy| format = PDF| date= July 1982}}</ref>
+The '''Cunningham Bridge'''<ref name=GettysburgTimes/> is an [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania|historic place on the national register in Adams County, Pennsylvania]], near [[Greenmount, Pennsylvania]].  The three-section iron bridge spans west-to-east from [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]] to [[Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland Township]].<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>  It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in [[Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=nris/><ref name="arch">{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H000001_01D.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Cumberland Township| accessdate = 2011-12-08| author = Patricia A. Remy| format = PDF| date= July 1982}}</ref>
 ==Chronology==
-*1894 — The [[List of companies consolidated into American Bridge Company|Pittsburgh Bridge Company]]<ref name=BridgeHunter>{{cite web |title=Adams County |url=http://bridgehunter.com/pa/adams/ |publisher=BridgeHunter.com |accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref> (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,<ref name=nris/> [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nelson+and+buchanon+bridge&aq=f&aqi=&oq= agents)] built the bridge [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=351+cunningham+road,+gettysburg,+pa&daddr=Emmitsburg+Rd+%26amp%3B+Cunningham+Rd,+Gettysburg,+PA+17325&hl=en&geocode=%3BCe1oYNLGh62pFU-6XgId6t9k-ymBlPyABbLJiTGYgE3J5jxgKQ&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=39.762515,-77.27515&sspn=0.010111,0.022638&g=cunningham+road+and+emmitsburg+road,+gettysburg,+pa&ie=UTF8&z=17 0.5 mile] west of the 1847 "Green Mountain" post office,<ref>{{cite map |publisher=publisher tbd (on display at [https://www.achs-pa.org/giftshop/cat.htm?par=1&cat=3 Adams County Historical Society]) |title=Railroad Map of Pennsylvania |year=1895 }}</ref> which was [http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/history/civil_war/21st_penn/sgt_hugh_paxton_21st_penn_cav.htm  renamed to "Greenmount" in 1895.]
+*1894 — The [[List of companies consolidated into American Bridge Company|Pittsburgh Bridge Company]]<ref name=BridgeHunter>{{cite web |title=Adams County |url=http://bridgehunter.com/pa/adams/ |publisher=BridgeHunter.com |accessdate=2010-01-30}}</ref> (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,<ref name=nris/> [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nelson+and+buchanon+bridge&aq=f&aqi=&oq= agents)] built the bridge [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=351+cunningham+road,+gettysburg,+pa&daddr=Emmitsburg+Rd+%26amp%3B+Cunningham+Rd,+Gettysburg,+PA+17325&hl=en&geocode=%3BCe1oYNLGh62pFU-6XgId6t9k-ymBlPyABbLJiTGYgE3J5jxgKQ&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=39.762515,-77.27515&sspn=0.010111,0.022638&g=cunningham+road+and+emmitsburg+road,+gettysburg,+pa&ie=UTF8&z=17 0.5 mile] west of the Greenmount.
 *1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
 *1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
-*1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,<ref name=Burger>{{cite web |last=Burger |first=T.W. |date=August 18, 1996 |title=tbd |url= |publisher=Evening Sun |accessdate=}} (available at the Adams County Historical Society)</ref> the Cunningham Bridge survived a [http://www.lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=PA/38-01-01&loc=n 500 year flood on June 19] that washed away the [[Sauck's Covered Bridge]] (upstream) and the [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OVYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,1196590&dq=rothhaupt+bridge 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge] (downstream).<ref name=BridgeHunter/>
+*1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring,<ref name=Burger>{{cite web |last=Burger |first=T.W. |date=August 18, 1996 |title=tbd |url= |publisher=Evening Sun |accessdate=}} (available at the Adams County Historical Society)</ref> the Cunningham Bridge survived a [http://www.lostbridges.org/details.aspx?id=PA/38-01-01&loc=n 500 year flood on June 19] that washed away the wooden [[Sachs Covered Bridge]] (upstream) and the iron [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OVYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CPMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,1196590&dq=rothhaupt+bridge 1886 Rothhaupt Bridge] (downstream).<ref name=BridgeHunter/>
-*1997 — A 1997 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.<ref name=Burger/>
+*1997 — A 1997 [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.<ref name=Burger/>
-*2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Cunningham Bridge |url=http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22cunningham+bridge%22+gettysburg&scoring=a |format=Google News listing |publisher=Gettysburg Times articles |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
+*2002 — A resolution by the county commissioiners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location [and] preserve as much historic detail as possible."<ref name=GettysburgTimes/>
-*1986: {{cite web |last=Fresch |first=Bill |date=March 7, 1986 |title=Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday |url=http://redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=4&tp=iefavs&s=digitalentm&pf=laptop&locale=en_us&bd=all&c=81 |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*2011 — The bridge was [http://www.historicbridges.org/pennsylvania/cunningham/index.htm slated for demolition in 2011.]
-*1990: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 21, 1990 |title=Cunningham Road closed for bridge work |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gzEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3302,2014001&dq=cunningham-road+penndot |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
-*2000: {{cite web |last=Brownley |first=Debra |date=October 19, 2000 |title=Commissioners make decision on old bridge |url= |accessdate=}}
-*2002: {{cite web |last=Messeder |first=John |date=January 3, 2002 |title=Commissioners ... seek to preserve historic bridge |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912,151006&dq=cunningham+bridge+gettysburg+2002 |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
-*2005: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Cunningham Bridge Closed |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5HklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6995,863460&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''... built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.''}}
-*2007: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=May 22, 2007|title=Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YMwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,2347387&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''... built in 1884 ... carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis.  The total length of the structure is 256 feet.  The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.''}}
-</ref>  Instead of moving the historic structure to a low load site as with the historic [[Wells Creek Bollman Bridge]] (e.g., to span a nearby depth of trail at the [[Eisenhower National Historic Site]], [[Gettysburg Battlefield]], or on the [[Appalachian Trail]]), the bridge is [http://www.historicbridges.org/pennsylvania/cunningham/index.htm slated for demolition in 2011.]
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist |refs=
+<ref name=GettysburgTimes>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Cunningham Bridge |url=http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22cunningham+bridge%22+gettysburg&scoring=a |format=[[Google News Archive]] listing |publisher=Times and News Publishing Company |newspaper=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*1986: {{cite web |last=Fresch |first=Bill |date=March 7, 1986 |title=Replacement of two bridges to begin Monday |url=http://redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=4&tp=iefavs&s=digitalentm&pf=laptop&locale=en_us&bd=all&c=81 |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*1990: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 21, 1990 |title=Cunningham Road closed for bridge work |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gzEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3302,2014001&dq=cunningham-road+penndot |publisher=Gettysburg Times |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*2000: {{cite web |last=Brownley |first=Debra |date=October 19, 2000 |title=Commissioners make decision on old bridge |url= |accessdate=}}
+*2002: {{cite web |last=Messeder |first=John |date=January 3, 2002 |title=Commissioners … seek to preserve historic bridge |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912,151006&dq=cunningham+bridge+gettysburg+2002 |accessdate=2010-01-30}}
+*2004: {{Cite news |date=April 9, 2004 |title=What to do about Cunningham Bridge? |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RnklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MfQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010,1108592&dq=cunningham-bridge+-alfred&hl=en |accessdate=2012-01-09}}
+*2005: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=June 9, 2005 |title=Cunningham Bridge Closed |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5HklAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6995,863460&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg&hl=en |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1894, has a clearance of only 11 feet-7 inches, and has been posted at three tons maximum load.''}}
+*2007: {{cite web |last= |first= |date=May 22, 2007|title=Cunningham Bridge meeting tonight |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YMwlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394,2347387&dq=cunningham-bridge+gettysburg |accessdate=2010-01-30 |quote=''… built in 1884 … carried less than 200 vehicles on a daily basis.  The total length of the structure is 256 feet.  The width of the bridge is 13 feet 8 inches.''}}
+</ref>
+}}
 {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
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 [[Category:Bridges completed in 1894]]
+[[Category:Bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Road bridges in Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Truss bridges]]
-[[Category:Bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania]]

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