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Dauphin County Bridge No. 27

Coordinates: 40°37′33″N 76°51′21″W / 40.625833°N 76.855748°W / 40.625833; -76.855748
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Dauphin County Bridge No. 27
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27 is located in Pennsylvania
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27 is located in the United States
Dauphin County Bridge No. 27
LocationDeibler's Dam Road (Mahantango Creek Road) across Mahantango Creek, Mifflin Township and Lower Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°37′33″N 76°51′21″W / 40.625833°N 76.855748°W / 40.625833; -76.855748
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Built byChambersburg Bridge Co.
Architectural styleMetal Truss Bridge
NRHP reference No.93000720[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 2, 1993

Dauphin County Bridge No. 27, also known as Seaman Bridge, is a historic iron truss bridge spanning Mahantango Creek at Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It has a single span, 162.5-foot-long (49.5 m). The bridge was constructed in 1896, by the Chambersburg Bridge Company, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1978. After petitions from local residents, it was reopened, but closed again to vehicular traffic in 1983 and to pedestrian traffic in 1992 due to deterioration.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-12-29. Note: This includes Cathy Ann Weaver (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dauphin County Bridge No. 27" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-13.