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Built in 1832, this historic structure is a 93-foot-long (28 m), Town truss covered bridge that once crossed Pleasant Spring Creek, but was moved and rededicated on August 15, 1959 by Congressman Willard S. Curtin as a feature in Lenape Park. It is the oldest covered bridge in Bucks County. [3] [4]
The Cabin Run Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located in Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1871, and is 15 feet (4.6 m) wide and has a length of 82 feet (25 m). The Town truss bridge crosses Cabin Run (creek) downstream from the Loux Covered Bridge. [2] [3]
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Mood's Covered Bridge: Mood's Covered Bridge: December 1, 1980 (#80003440) August 19, 2004: East of Perkasie of Legislative Route 09118: East Rockhill Township: Damaged by an overweight truck on January 21, 2004. [7] Destroyed by arson on June 22, 2004. [8] 5: Twining Ford Covered Bridge: Twining Ford Covered Bridge: December 1, 1980 (#80003439 ...
The Erwinna Covered Bridge has lattice-type construction and stands as part of a tract of 528 acres purchased by Colonel Arthur Erwin in 1769, according to Visit Bucks County. Hawk Mountain
The Pine Valley Covered Bridge, also known as the Iron Hill Bridge, is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in New Britain Borough, near Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It crosses Pine Run Creek near Peace Valley Park, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. [1]
In the early 1800s, the first covered bridge in the United States was constructed by Timothy Palmer crossing the Schuylkill River at 30th Street in Philadelphia. [2] This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters.
Loux Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located on Wismer Road crossing Cabin Run (creek) upstream from the Cabin Run Covered Bridge in Bedminster Township and Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1874 by David Sutton out of hemlock in the Town Truss style.