Loux Covered Bridge

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Loux Covered Bridge
Loux Covered Bridge, Carversville-Wisner Road across Cabin Run, Pipersville (Bucks County, Pennsylvania).jpg
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LocationSoutheast of Pipersville on Legislative Route 09060, Bedminster Township and Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°25′23″N75°7′40″W / 40.42306°N 75.12778°W / 40.42306; -75.12778 Coordinates: 40°25′23″N75°7′40″W / 40.42306°N 75.12778°W / 40.42306; -75.12778
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1874
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No. 80003442 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Loux Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located on Wismer Road crossing Cabin Run (creek) upstream from the Cabin Run Covered Bridge in Bedminster Township and Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1874 by David Sutton out of hemlock in the Town Truss style. This is one of the shorter covered bridges in Bucks County at only 60 feet (18 m) long. [2] [3]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 2012-10-04.
  3. "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: Loux Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-14.