Monroe Township near Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Penns Creek Bridge

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021

1. Penns Creek Bridge Marker

Inscription. Built in 1919, a two-span concrete barrel arch bridge of unusual architectural quality crossed Penns Creek on this site until 1994. The architectural detailing included fluted pilasters at the center pier and cast concrete parapets with an open star design. The bridge was designed by engineer G. A. Fink and built by Whittaker and Diehl of Harrisburg.

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 40° 49.523′ N, 76° 52.324′ W. Marker is near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on Mill Road east of Pennsylvania Route 204, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1208 Mill Road, Selinsgrove PA 17870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Penns Creek Massacre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Albany Purchase Line Stone (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg (approx. 1.2 miles away); The (John) Penn's Creek Massacre (approx. 1.2 miles away); Albany Purchase (approx. 1.3 miles away); “Coxey's Army”

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Snyder County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Simon Snyder (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selinsgrove.

Also see . . . Penns Creek Bridge Photos (HAER No. PA-284). (Submitted on February 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

New Penns Creek Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 21, 2021

2. New Penns Creek Bridge and Marker

Looking west

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.