Lycoming County Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

The Jersey Shore Bridge, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania

This Bridge near Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania is known by several names including “The Silver Bridge”, “The Pine Creek Bridge and the Jersey Shore Bridge. But let’s start at the beginning. The f…[View More]

The Reading Halls Station Bridge, Pennsdale, Pensylvania

Built in 1846 the Reading-Halls Station Bridge was originally designed and used as a railroad bridge. The bridge is almost certainly the oldest all-metal truss bridge in active service in the United S…[View More]

The Lycoming Creek Bridge, Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania

While traveling through central Pennsylvania I came across this unusual bridge just south of the town of Roaring Branch which was established in 1862. This pony truss bridge is 70 feet long and spans …[View More]

Upper Slate Run Bridge, Lycoming, Pennsylvania

The Upper Slate Run Bridge near Slate Run, Pennsylvania was built in 1890 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut. The bridge is 207 feet long, spans Pine Creek and was rehabbed …[View More]

English Center Bridge, English Center, Pennsylvania

Built 1891 by the Dean & Westbrook Company of New York, the English Center Bridge is 300 feet long and spans Little Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Nathan Holth of HistoricBridges.or…[View More]

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