Skippack Bridge
United States historic place
Skippack Bridge | |
Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, HABS photo, June 1994 | |
40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°W / 40.18028; -75.42167 | |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
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Built | 1792, 1874 |
Architectural style | Eight-arch masonry |
NRHP reference No. | 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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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