Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge

Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge
Location Byberry Road over a branch of Pennypack Creek, between Bryn Athyn and Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°9′31″N 75°4′30″W / 40.15861°N 75.07500°W / 40.15861; -75.07500Coordinates: 40°9′31″N 75°4′30″W / 40.15861°N 75.07500°W / 40.15861; -75.07500
Area less than one acre
Built 1828, 1858
Architectural style Other, Multi-span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000831[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located between Bryn Athyn and Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1828 and in 1858. It has two 12-foot-long (3.7 m), semi-circular spans with an overall length of 75-foot (23 m). The bridge crosses a branch of Pennypack Creek.[2]

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

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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes District 6-8 (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bryn Athyn-Lower Moreland Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.


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