Lilly Bridge

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3/4 View From Northwest

Photo taken by Joseph Eliott for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #267684

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Description

It is significant as an outstanding example of early 19th century masonry arch construction, and for its association with the Allgeheny Portage Railroad, which the bridge originally carried across the steam now known as Burgoon Run. The Allegheny Portage Railroad, a system of rail lines and inclined planes completed in 1834, was designed to carry boats from the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal across the Allegheny Mountains..

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Burgoon Run on PA 53
Location: Lilly, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1832
Railroads: - Allegheny Portage Railroad
- Rail-to-road
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Total length: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.42390, -78.61889 (decimal degrees)
40°25'26" N, 78°37'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/701997/4477530 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cresson
Inventory numbers: NRHP 88000785 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 58286 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 4, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources

Luke
HAER PA-452 - Allegheny Portage Railroad, Lilly Culvert, Spanning Burgoon Run at State Route 53, Lilly, Cambria County, PA