Skippack Bridge
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Skippack Bridge | |
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Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, HABS photo, June 1994 | |
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| Location | East of Evansburg on Pennsylvania Route 422, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°WCoordinates: 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1792, 1874 |
| Architectural style | Other, Eight-arch masonry |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000551[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1970 |
Skippack Bridge, also known as Montgomery County Bridge No. 142, is a historic stone arch bridge located near Evansburg in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1792 and repaired in 1874. It has eight spans, is 33-foot (10 m) wide, with an overall length of 202-foot (62 m). The bridge carries Germantown Pike across Skippack Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Eva Boswell and Joseph J. Peters (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Skippack Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-311, "Skippack Stone Arch Bridge", 4 photos, 5 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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