County Bridge No. 54

County Bridge No. 54
County Bridge No. 54, 1982
Location Morris Road over a branch of Wissahickon Creek, near Prospectville, Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°8′22″N 75°13′1″W / 40.13944°N 75.21694°W / 40.13944; -75.21694Coordinates: 40°8′22″N 75°13′1″W / 40.13944°N 75.21694°W / 40.13944; -75.21694
Area less than one acre
Built 1841, 1916
Architectural style Other, Multi-span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000837[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

County Bridge No. 54 is a historic stone arch bridge located near Prospectville in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1841 and rebuilt in 1916. It has three 28-foot-long (8.5 m) spans with an overall length of 125-foot (38 m). The bridge crosses a branch of Wissahickon Creek.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: County Bridge No. 54" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.


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