Dunlap's Creek Bridge
Also known as: First Cast Iron Bridge in AmericaSpans Dunlap, Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Cast-iron arch bridge over Dunlap Creek on PA 4003 in Brownsville
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Photo taken by Jim Allen in July 1012
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Coordinates:
+40.02155, -79.8881140°01'18" N, 79°53'17" W
Description
The Brownsville Historic District, created later, includes this bridge.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1978
- Reference number
- 78002398
- Areas of significance
- Engineering; Transportation; Invention
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Road-related
- Current function
- Road-related
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1836; 1839
Update Log
- October 17, 2020: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
- August 26, 2014: Updated by Jim Allen: Added description
- January 3, 2012: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger