Bridge in Yardley Borough

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Bridge in Yardley Borough
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Bridge in Yardley Borough, October 2012
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LocationReading Avenue over VanHorn Creek, Scammells Corner, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°14′3″N74°50′2″W / 40.23417°N 74.83389°W / 40.23417; -74.83389
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Architectural styleSingle span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No. 88000770 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Bridge in Yardley Borough was a historic stone arch bridge located at Scammells Corner in Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It had a single span, 13 feet long, and was constructed in 1889. It was constructed of coursed rubble masonry. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1] Sometime after listing, the bridge was replaced with a concrete bridge span.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-08.Note: This includes Dist. 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Yardley Borough" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.