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Etters Bridge

Coordinates: 40°13′26″N 76°53′51″W / 40.22389°N 76.89750°W / 40.22389; -76.89750
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Etters Bridge
Etters Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Etters Bridge
Etters Bridge is located in the United States
Etters Bridge
LocationGreen Lane Dr. and Yellow Breeches Creek, Fairview Township and Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°13′26″N 76°53′51″W / 40.22389°N 76.89750°W / 40.22389; -76.89750
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byDean & Westbrook
Phoenix Bridge Co. (steel fabricator)
ArchitectDean & Westbrook
Architectural stylePratt truss bridge
NRHP reference No.86000308[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1986

Etters Bridge, also known as Green Lane Bridge, is a historic Pratt truss bridge in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County and Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889, and measures 131-foot-long (40 m) and 18-foot-wide (5.5 m) overall. The wrought iron bridge was designed and constructed by Dean & Westbrook. The Phoenix Bridge Company fabricated the superstructure. The bridge crosses Yellow Breeches Creek.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-17. Note: This includes Herbert D. Versaw (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Etters Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.