The bridge was constructed in 1878 by the West Penn Bridge Company, based in nearby Beaver Falls PA. The bridge is located in a valley approximately a 1/8 mile west of the North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge and adjacent Mill remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. When the bridge was given this designation by the NRHP, it was simply known as the Bridge in South Beaver Township. It is the only bridge in Beaver County on the National Register for itself,[2] although the Bridgewater-Rochester Bridge over the Beaver River is part of the Bridgewater Historic District in Bridgewater to the south.[3]
In 2004, the bridge, which was becoming rusty and falling into disrepair and considered for demolition by PennDOT, was placed on the Top Ten Best Historic Preservation Opportunities in the Pittsburgh Area by the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh.
The bridge was removed in 2019 in cooperation with a partnership with Workin' Bridges to rehabilitate the bridge for pedestrian only usage and be able to have continued access to historical and recreational opportunities in the immediate area. The refurbished pedestrian bridge was returned in March, 2023.
^ abFederal Highway AdministrationNational Bridge Inventory (2009). "Place Name: South Beaver (Township of), Pennsylvania NBI Structure Number: 044009006000000; Facility Carried: Watts Mill RD; Feature Intersected: Little Beaver Creek". Nationalbridges.com (Alexander Svirsky). Retrieved April 9, 2009. Note: this is a formatted scrape of the 2006 official website, which can be found here for Pennsylvania: "PA06.txt". Federal Highway Administration. 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
^Buerkle, John, Jr., and Mike Eversmeyer. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridgewater Historic District. National Park Service, 1996-03-03, 5.
January 05, 2024
watts, mill, bridge, connected, pratt, pony, truss, bridge, located, over, little, beaver, creek, cannelton, pennsylvania, united, states, september, 2008coordinates40, 79056, 49389, 79056, 49389carrieswatts, mill, roadcrosseslittle, beaver, creeklocalebeaver,. The Watts Mill Bridge is a pin connected Pratt pony truss bridge located over the Little Beaver Creek in Cannelton Pennsylvania United States Watts Mill BridgeWatts Mill Bridge in September 2008Coordinates40 47 26 N 80 29 38 W 40 79056 N 80 49389 W 40 79056 80 49389CarriesWatts Mill RoadCrossesLittle Beaver CreekLocaleBeaver Pennsylvania United StatesOther name s Bridge in South Beaver TownshipMaintained byPennDOTNBI Number044009006000000CharacteristicsTotal length109 ft 33 m 1 Width12 5 ft 3 8 m 1 Load limit14 5 t 16 0 short tons HistoryConstructed byWest Penn Bridge CompanyBuilt1878Bridge in South Beaver TownshipU S National Register of Historic PlacesArealess than one acreArchitectWest Penn Bridge Co MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation TRNRHP reference No 88000868 2 Added to NRHPJune 22 1988LocationThe bridge was constructed in 1878 by the West Penn Bridge Company based in nearby Beaver Falls PA The bridge is located in a valley approximately a 1 8 mile west of the North Country National Scenic Trail The bridge and adjacent Mill remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 When the bridge was given this designation by the NRHP it was simply known as the Bridge in South Beaver Township It is the only bridge in Beaver County on the National Register for itself 2 although the Bridgewater Rochester Bridge over the Beaver River is part of the Bridgewater Historic District in Bridgewater to the south 3 In 2004 the bridge which was becoming rusty and falling into disrepair and considered for demolition by PennDOT was placed on the Top Ten Best Historic Preservation Opportunities in the Pittsburgh Area by the Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh The bridge was removed in 2019 in cooperation with a partnership with Workin Bridges to rehabilitate the bridge for pedestrian only usage and be able to have continued access to historical and recreational opportunities in the immediate area The refurbished pedestrian bridge was returned in March 2023 See also editList of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County PennsylvaniaReferences edit a b Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory 2009 Place Name South Beaver Township of Pennsylvania NBI Structure Number 044009006000000 Facility Carried Watts Mill RD Feature Intersected Little Beaver Creek Nationalbridges com Alexander Svirsky Retrieved April 9 2009 Note this is a formatted scrape of the 2006 official website which can be found here for Pennsylvania PA06 txt Federal Highway Administration 2006 Retrieved June 7 2008 a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Buerkle John Jr and Mike Eversmeyer National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Bridgewater Historic District National Park Service 1996 03 03 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watts Mill Bridge amp oldid 1152649889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
