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. [3] [4]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  3. Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  4. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Perkasie Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-16.

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