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38-19-21
type: Burr Arch
length: 168 feet
built: 1849
Stillwater Bridge

 

drawing by
David E. Schuppert

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Stillwater Bridge

Stillwater Bridge is located on Fishing Creek in the Borough of Stillwater, after which it was named. It is on Township Route 629, east of Pennsylvania Route 487.

 

Interior view of Stillwater Bridge

photograph © 1998
Rick Kocher Photography
all rights reserved

Interior view - Stillwater Bridge

Costing $1,124, this bridge (now closed to motor traffic) was built in 1849 by James McHenry, whose family was among the first to settle in the Stillwater area.

 

detail of herringbone
wood floor

photograph © 1998
Rick Kocher Photography
all rights reserved

Detail of flooring - Stillwater Bridge

 


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