Greenmount, Pennsylvania
Greenmount is a populated place in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located southwest of the Gettysburg Battlefield, at Marsh Creek along the Emmitsburg Road (U.S. Route 15 Business), in Cumberland Township.
Neighboring commun ...
,
United States
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Baltimore truss
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. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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as "Bridge in Cumberland Township" in 1988 despite being in
Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,877 at the 2010 census.
History
The township is the location of the Carbaugh Run Rhyolite Quarry Site, where Native Americans mined rhyolite for ...
. ''Note:'' This includes
Chronology
*1894 — The Pittsburgh Bridge Company (Nelson & Buchanon Engrs. & Contrs,agents) built the bridg 0.5 mile west of the Greenmount.
*1986 — A $138,512 upgrade began for the bridge.
*1990 — The bridge was closed indefinitely.
*1996 — After having been struck by a motorist in the Spring, the Cunningham Bridge survived 500 year flood on June 19 that washed away the wooden
Sachs Covered Bridge
The Sachs Covered Bridge , also known as Sauck's Covered Bridge and Waterworks Covered Bridge, is a , Town truss covered bridge over Marsh Creek between Cumberland and Freedom Townships, Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge ...
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
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(PennDOT) study recommended replacing the entire bridge, and the Adams County Citizens Alliance held a meeting on April 8 regarding the bridge.
*2000 — PennDOT planned to demolish the Cunningham Bridge.
*2002 — A resolution by the county commissioners was for "every effort should be made to keep the bridge at its current location ndpreserve as much historic detail as possible."
*2011 — The bridge wa slated for demolition in 2011.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pen ...