Skippack Bridge

Skippack Bridge

Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, HABS photo, June 1994
Location East of Evansburg on Pennsylvania Route 422, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°W / 40.18028; -75.42167Coordinates: 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°W / 40.18028; -75.42167
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.


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