South Perkasie Covered Bridge

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South Perkasie Covered Bridge
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South Perkasie Covered Bridge, August 2011
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LocationS of Perkasie in Lenape Park, South Perkasie/Perkasie Townships, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°22′3″N75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°W / 40.36750; -75.29528
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1832
Architectural styleTown truss
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No. 80003441 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

The South Perkasie Covered Bridge is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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The oldest covered bridge in Bucks County, [2] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. [1]

History and architectural features

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. [2] [3]

The bridge was heavily damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  3. Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS South Perkasie Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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