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The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, the only covered bridge in a major US city, spans the creek in the park. The Wissahickon Valley is one of fewer than 600 National Natural Landmarks in America. Recently, interest in reintroducing brook trout to the Wissahickon Valley portion of Fairmount park has been growing.
Wissahickon Valley Park is a large urban park that is located in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It protects 2,042 acres (8.26 km 2) [1] of woodland surrounding the Wissahickon Creek between the Montgomery County border and the Schuylkill River.
In the second installment of our guide to covered bridges, we look at three more and some bridge-building families who contributed to their construction and preservation.
How could a covered bridge survive two floods and remain standing a century after it was built? The secret lies in its design. Here’s the history of three kissing bridges in the Bluegrass State.
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge. December 1, 1980 : Thomas Mill Road Fairmount Park: 69: Tulpehocken Station Historic District ...
“The bridge’s timbers are of yellow pine with double-shouldered braces. A single 94-foot span, it was probably built by the same people who constructed Ringo’s Mill Covered Bridge several ...
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