Bridge in Solebury Township | |
Location | Carversville Road over Paunacussing Creek, Carversville, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°23′9″N75°3′50″W / 40.38583°N 75.06389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1854 |
Architectural style | Multiple span stone arch |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88000783 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
The Bridge in Solebury Township is an historic stone arch bridge located at Carversville in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has two spans, each 20 feet long, and was constructed in 1854. It is constructed of roughly squared stone. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
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Carversville is an unincorporated community and geographically isolated area in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 45 miles north of Philadelphia. It was originally a Lenape gathering placed called Aquetong more than 300 years ago the area's land was granted to James Harrison and Joseph Pike by William Penn. The Paunacussing Creek also called Fleecydale runs through Carversville and meets the Delaware River at Lumberville.
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