Covered Bridges of the Southeast Region of Pa.

This Region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery,
Northampton, & Philadelphia Counties!

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BUCKS COUNTY

	HAUPT'S MILL BRIDGE PA-09-01 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1872. It was located in Durham, destroyed by arson on Jan 14, 1985. This photograph was given to me by a friend after telling him that I had just photographed all the covered bridges left in Bucks County. The man fly fishing was his subject. The GPS location was Lat. 40.5695N & Long. -75.2496W.
	KNECHT'S, SLEIFER BRIDGE PA-09-02 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1873, is located on Twp. Rte. 418 West of Durham, on the Route of the Walking Purchase. The GPS location is Lat. 40.5380N & Long. -75.2778W.
	VAN SANT, BEAVER DAM BRIDGE PA-09-03 Town Truss, built by G. Arnst & P. S. Naylor in 1875. It is located on Twp. Rte. 392 West of Washington Crossing State Park. The GPS location is Lat. 40.3265N & Long. -74.9577W.
	ERWINNA BRIDGE PA-09-04 Town Truss, builder unknown built in 1871, is located on S. R. 1012 in Erwinna. The GPS location is Lat. 40.5027N & Long. -75.0747W.
	SOUTH PERKASIE BRIDGE PA-09-05 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1832, is located in Lenape Park in Perkasie. The GPS location is Lat. 40.3680N & Long. -75.2953W.
	SHEARD'S MILL, THATCHER BRIDGE PA-09-06 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1873. It is located on S. R. 4099 in Thatcher. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4550N & Long. -75.2785W.
	MOOD'S, BRANCH BRIDGE PA-09-07#2 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1874. It is located on S. R. 4089 East of Perkasie. It was completely destroyed by arsonists on June 21, 2004. It has been completely rebuilt & opened shortly afterward. The GPS location is Lat. 40.3813N & Long. -75.2718W.
	UHLERSTOWN, LOCK 18 CANAL BRIDGE PA-09-08 Town Truss, builder unknown, built in 1832. It is located on Twp. Rte. 443 in Uhlerstown. The GPS location is Lat. 40.5253N & Long. -75.0732W.
	FRANKENFIELD BRIDGE PA-09-09 Town Truss, built by David Sutton in 1872. It is located on Twp. Rte. 440 South of Sundale. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4755N & Long. -75.0993W.
	CABIN RUN BRIDGE PA-09-10 Town Truss, built by David Sutton in 1871. It is located on Twp. Rte. 416, West of Ralph Stover State Park in Plumstead Township. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4318N & Long. -75.1132W.
	LOUX, LOUX MILL FORD BRIDGE PA-09-11 Town Truss, built by David Sutton in 1874. It is located on S. R. 1003, SE of Pipersville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4227N & Long. -75.1278W.
	PINE VALLEY, IRON HILL BRIDGE PA-09-12 Town Truss, built by David Sutton in 1842. It is located on Twp. Rte. 340, off of Pa. Rte. 202 in New Britain. The GPS location is Lat. 40.3055N & Long. -75.1873W.
	TWINING FORD, SCHOFIELD FORD BRIDGE PA-09-13#2 Town Truss, builder & date built unknown was destroyed by fire on Oct. 8, 1991 and re-built in Sep. 6,1997. It is located in Tyler State Park. The GPS location is Lat. 40.2315N & Long. -74.9728W.
	SHUBERT BRIDGE PA-09-c, Stringer, (Private) a 45-ft. Footbridge built over a small pond in 1974 is located along Hickon Road, off North Mine Road & East Cherry Road in Richland Twp. Please ask permission to visit. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4868N & Long. -75.3601W.
	TOHICKON AQUEDUCT PA-09-P2# 2 Burr Arch Trusses, Point Pleasant , Pa. virtually looks like a covered bridge from a distance, but actually carries canal water across another body of water. Worth seeing if you are a "bridger". Built with trusses like a covered bridge. The GPS location is Lat. 40.4227N & Long. -75.0663W.

CHESTER COUNTY

	RUDOLPH & ARTHUR BRIDGE PA-15-01 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Menander Wood & Richard T. Meredith in 1880. It is located on Twp. Rte 307, North of Pa-Md state line. The GPS location is Lat. 39.7455N & Long. -75.8822W.
	GLEN HOPE, ELK MILLS, ANDERSON'S FORD BRIDGE PA-15-02 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Menander Wood & George E. Jones in 1889. It was destroyed by fire in 1987 & has been re-habilitated. It is located SSE of Hickory Hill, on Providence Road. The GPS location is Lat. 39.7270N & Long. -75.9075W.
	LINTON STEVENS BRIDGE PA-15-03 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Denithorne & Son in 1886. It is located NE of Hickory Hill, on Elk/New London Road. The GPS location is Lat. 39.7563N & Long. -75.9123W.
	SPEAKMAN # 1 BRIDGE PA-15-05 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Ferdinand & Menander Wood in 1881. It is located on Covered Bridge Road (SR 3047) South of Ercildoun. The GPS location is Lat. 39.9293N & Long. -75.8225W.
	SPEAKMAN #2, MARY ANN PYLE BRIDGE PA-15-06 Queenpost Truss, built by Menander & Ferdinand Wood in 1881. (Private) Permission to visit is granted by the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford. It is located on the Laurel Reserve, off of Twp. Rte 371 in Doe Run. The GPS location is Lat. 39.9218N & Long. -75.7996W.
	HAYES CLARK BRIDGE PA-15-07#2 Queenpost Truss, built by Buck & Doe Valley Farms in 1971. (Private) Permission to visit is granted by the Brandywine Conservancy in Chadds Ford. It is located on the Laurel Reserve, off of Twp. Rte 371 in Doe Run. The GPS location is Lat. 39.9200N & Long. -75.7986W.
	GIBSON'S, HARMONY HILL BRIDGE PA-15-10 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Edward H. Hall & Thomas E. Schull in 1872. It is located on Twp. Rte 391 SW of Harmony Hill. The GPS location is Lat. 39.9762N & Long. -75.6830W.
	LARKIN'S MILL BRIDGE PA-15-11#2 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Menander & Ferdinand Wood in 1854 and rebuilt in 1881. It has been moved to Eagle, Pa at the Byers Station Development just East of Route 100 along Graphite Mine Road. The GPS location is Lat. 40.0821N & Long. -75.6853W.
	HALL'S, SHEEDER'S BRIDGE PA-15-12 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Robert Russell & Jacob Fox in 1850. It is located on SR 1028, South of Sheeder. The GPS location is Lat. 40.1478N & Long. -75.6203W.
	KENNEDY BRIDGE PA-15-13#2 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Alex & Jesse King in 1856 and destroyed by fire in 1986. It was rebuilt using bongossi (non-flammable wood) from Africa. It is located North of Kimberton, on Seven Stars Road. The GPS location is Lat. 40.1403N & Long. -75.5763W.
	RAPP'S BRIDGE PA-15-14 Burr-Arch Truss, built by Benjamin F. Hartman in 1866. It is located on Twp. Rte. 463 NW of Phoenixville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.1382N & Long. -75.5528W.
	VALLEY FORGE DAM, VALLEY FORGE PARK, KNOX BRIDGE PA-15-15#2 Burr Arch Truss, built by Robert Russell in 1865. It is located in Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is named after Philander C. Knox (1855-1921) United States Senator from Pa. & General Henry Knox (1750-1806) an officer quartered at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. The GPS location is Lat. 40.0867N & Long. -75.4558W.

CHESTER-DELAWARE COUNTY

BARTRAM'S, SAGER'S GRISTMILL BRIDGE PA-15-17 & PA-23-02 Burr-Arch Truss, is shared by Chester & Delaware counties, built by Ferdinand Wood in 1860. It is located on Goshen Road East of Echo Valley. Private ownership.

The GPS location is Lat. 39.9898N & Long. -75.4370W.

CHESTER-LANCASTER COUNTY

MERCER'S MILL BRIDGE PA-15-19 & PA-36-38 Burr Arch Truss, built in 1880 by B. J. Carter. It is located on Twp. Rte. 976, South of Christiana. This bridge is shared with Lancaster county.

The GPS location is Lat. 39.9315N & Long. -75.9817W.

PINE GROVE FORGE, LITTLE BRITAIN BRIDGE PA-15-22#3 & PA-36-41#3 Burr Arch Truss, built by Elias McMellen in 1884. It is located on S.R. 2006 in Pine Grove. This bridge is shared with Lancaster county. It was refurbished in 2008.

The GPS location is Lat. 39.7935N & Long. -76.0443W.

LEHIGH COUNTY

	BOGERT'S BRIDGE PA-39-01 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1841. It is located in Little Lehigh Park, Allentown on (Fish Hatchery Road) S.R. 2010. The GPS location is Lat. 40.5693N & Long. -75.4987W.
	WEHR'S BRIDGE PA-39-02 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1841. It is located on Twp. Rte. 597 NW of Stetersville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.6285N & Long. -75.5698W.
	MANASSAS GUTHS BRIDGE PA-39-03 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1868, & rebuilt in 1882. It is located on Twp. Rte. 602 North of Guth. The GPS location is Lat. 40.6297N & Long. -75.5533W.
	REX'S BRIDGE PA-39-04 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1858. It is located on Twp. Rte. 593 South of Kernsville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.6348N & Long. -75.6128W.
	GEIGER'S BRIDGE PA-39-05 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1860. It is located on Twp. Rte. 681 NE of Weidasville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.6463N & Long. -75.6235W.
	SCHLICHER'S BRIDGE PA-39-06 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1882. It is located on S.R. 4007 South of Schnecksville. The GPS location is Lat. 40.6618N & Long. -75.6270W.
	TROUT RUN BRIDGE PA-39-g Stringer, built in 2004, is located in Slatington on 7th Street on the Slate Heritage Trail. The GPS location is Lat. N40 44.95 & Long. W75 37.13.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

MARKLEY MILL, JUDGE KNIGHT BRIDGE, built in 1835, consisted of four spans, with a total length of 301 feet spanning the Perkiomen Creek near George Erb's Mill. It was removed in 1956. In 1936 it became a State bridge rather than a County bridge, but when the State announced plans to replace bridge with a modern concrete structure, the county became concerned with preserving it as a historic landmark. With a reprieve the bridge was saved for some years. With the announcement, in 1950, of plans to construct the dam at Green Lane, the future of the bridge became clouded. Photographed c.1955, by Cliff F. Weber, a classmate of mine, prior to its removal for a dam built on site by the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company. Information courtesy of a fellow member of the Pennsylvania Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society, Abe Ludy. Thanks, Abe.

TROLLEY STOP, SKIPPACK VILLAGE BRIDGE PA-46-H Stringer, is located on Rte 73 in Skippack. Built in 1997 by Lancaster County Amish carpenters.

The GPS location is Lat. 40.2263N & Long. -75.4040W.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

KREIDERSVILLE, SOLT'S BRIDGE PA-48-01 Burr-Arch Truss, builder unknown, built in 1840. It is located on Twp. Rte. 473 in Kreidersville.

The GPS location is Lat. 40.7238N & Long. -75.4928W.

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

THOMAS MILL BRIDGE PA-51-01 Howe Truss, builder unknown, built in 1855, rebuilt in 1939. It underwent a $420,000.00 rehabilatation in 1999 which included a new stainless steel roof, deck, siding, and repairs to the beams at each of the four corners at the abutments. It is located in Fairmont Park in Philadelphia on a walking & jogging path on Thomas Mill Road.

The GPS location is Lat. 40.0717N & Long. -75.2252W.