Bridge in Tinicum Township

Bridge in Tinicum Township

Bridge over Pennsylvania Canal at Point Pleasant. November 2012.
Location LR 920 over Pennsylvania Canal, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°25′25″N 75°3′54.8″W / 40.42361°N 75.065222°W / 40.42361; -75.065222Coordinates: 40°25′25″N 75°3′54.8″W / 40.42361°N 75.065222°W / 40.42361; -75.065222
Area less than one acre
Built 1877
Built by Murray, Dougal & Co.
Architectural style Other, Pratt pony truss
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000814[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Bridge in Tinicum Township is a historic Pratt pony truss bridge located at Point Pleasant in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It spans the Pennsylvania Canal. It has a single span with a length of 82 feet long, and was constructed in 1877.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Note: This includes Dist. 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Tinicum Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.


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