- Source: Pennsylvania Railroad District
The Pennsylvania Railroad District, also known as Conrail: Little Juniata River Bridges and Tunnels or Bridges and Tunnels (Spruce Creek to Birmingham Section, Little Juniata River), is a national historic district that is located in Spruce Creek Township, Morris Township, and Warriors Mark Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Tyrone Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
History and architectural features
This district consists of ten stone arch bridges, two parallel tunnels, and the right-of-way that links them. This 5.15-mile (8.29 km) section had the most bridges and tunnels per mile to carry the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way. The bridges were built between 1886 and 1902, and are multiple semi-circular arch bridges built of stone ashlar.
An original tunnel was built in 1850, and is a 1,151-foot (351 m) long brick arched tunnel. The parallel tunnel was built in 1900, and is a 1,075-foot (328 m) long brick-arched tunnel.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- MARC Train
- MBTA Commuter Rail
- Perbudakan di Amerika Serikat
- New York (negara bagian)
- CSX Corporation
- Amfleet
- Las Vegas
- Kota New York
- Daftar ejekan terhadap daerah
- Pennsylvania Railroad District
- Railroad, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Railroad class B1
- List of municipalities in Pennsylvania
- Wayne, Pennsylvania
- Pitcairn, Pennsylvania
- Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
- Red Lion, Pennsylvania
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
