Lilly Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located at Lilly in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1832, and is an 18-foot-long (5.5 m) bridge, with an elliptical shape and curved wingalls. It is built of roughly squared ashlar and crosses Burgoon Run.[2]

Lilly Bridge
Lilly Bridge, Summer 1997
Lilly Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Lilly Bridge
Lilly Bridge is located in the United States
Lilly Bridge
LocationPA 53 over Burgoon Run, Lilly, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′26″N 78°37′8″W / 40.42389°N 78.61889°W / 40.42389; -78.61889
Arealess than one acre
Built1832
Built byAllegheny Portage Railroad
Architectural styleSingle span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000785[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2011. Note: This includes J. Dain Davis (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Portage Township" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
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