South Perkasie Covered Bridge

South Perkasie Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

South Perkasie Covered Bridge, August 2011

Location	S of Perkasie in Lenape Park, South Perkasie/Perkasie Townships, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°22′3″N 75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°W / 40.36750; -75.29528Coordinates: 40°22′3″N 75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°W / 40.36750; -75.29528
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1832
Architectural style	Other, Town truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP Reference #	80003441^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1980

South Perkasie Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1832, and is a 93-foot-long (28 m) Town truss covered bridge. The bridge 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.^[2]^[3]

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

Gallery

East side.
West side.
Plaque.
Interior.

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Retrieved 10-04-12. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "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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