Uhlerstown Covered Bridge

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Uhlerstown Covered Bridge
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Uhlerstown Covered Bridge spanning the Delaware Canal
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LocationUhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°31′31.6″N75°4′23.2″W / 40.525444°N 75.073111°W / 40.525444; -75.073111
Built1856
Architectural styleTown lattice truss
Part of Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) (ID74001756 [1] )
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1974

The Uhlerstown Covered Bridge spans the Delaware Canal in the village of Uhlerstown in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The historic bridge was built in 1856, and was reconstructed using original materials in 1985. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [3] It is part of the Delaware Canal and the Uhlerstown Historic District. [4] The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in 2002. [5]

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The bridge was built in 1856 by Mahlon C. Lear and is the only covered bridge that crosses the Delaware Canal. It is next to lock 18 of the canal. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal (#74001756)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Uhlerstown Covered Bridge". Bucks County Covered Bridge Society.
  3. Zacher, Susan M. (March 1980). "Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed". National Park Service.
  4. "National Register Information System  Uhlerstown Historic District (#94000517)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Uhlerstown Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record. 2002.