Uhlerstown Covered Bridge
Uhlerstown Covered Bridge | |
Uhlerstown Covered Bridge spanning the Delaware Canal | |
| Location | Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°31′31.6″N 75°4′23.2″W / 40.525444°N 75.073111°W |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Town lattice truss |
| Part of | Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division) (ID74001756[1]) |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1974 |
The Uhlerstown Covered Bridge spans the Delaware Canal in the village of Uhlerstown in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The historic bridge was built in 1856, and was reconstructed using original materials in 1985.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[3] It is part of the Delaware Canal and the Uhlerstown Historic District.[4] The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in 2002.[5]
The bridge was built in 1856 by Mahlon C. Lear and is the only covered bridge that crosses the Delaware Canal. It is next to lock 18 of the canal.[5]
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Nameplate
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Lock 18, next to the bridge
See also
- List of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal (#74001756)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Uhlerstown Covered Bridge". Bucks County Covered Bridge Society.
- ^ Zacher, Susan M. (March 1980). "Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed". National Park Service.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Uhlerstown Historic District (#94000517)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Uhlerstown Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record. 2002.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uhlerstown Covered Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-588, "Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Bucks County, PA", 8 photos, 2 color transparencies, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- "Uhlertown Covered Bridge". PA-SHARE. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
- "Uhlerstown Historic District". PA-SHARE. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
NR Nomination Form: The Uhlerstown Covered Bridge over the canal ... is also on the National Register as part of the Covered Bridges of Pennsylvania multiple resource.