Etters Bridge

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Etters Bridge
Green Lane Bridge York n Cumberland PA 3.JPG
Etters Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
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; -76.89750Coordinates: 40°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[]

  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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Herbert D. Versaw (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Etters Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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