Bridge in Tinicum Township | |
Location | LR 920 over Pennsylvania Canal, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°25′25″N75°3′54.8″W / 40.42361°N 75.065222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1877 |
Built by | Murray, Dougal & Co. |
Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP reference No. | 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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