Bridge in Franconia Township
Bridge in Franconia Township | |
Bridge on Allentown Road (Franconia, PA) over Skippack Creek. September 2012. | |
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Location | Allentown Road over Skippack Creek, Elvoy, Franconia Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°17′19″N 75°20′19″W / 40.28861°N 75.33861°WCoordinates: 40°17′19″N 75°20′19″W / 40.28861°N 75.33861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1837, 1874 |
Architectural style | Other, Multi-span stone arch |
MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88000856[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
Bridge in Franconia Township is a historic stone arch bridge spanning Skippack Creek at Elvoy in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1837 and reconstructed in 1874. It has two 20-foot-long (6.1 m) spans with an overall length of 100-foot (30 m).[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Franconia Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-112, "Allentown Road Bridge"
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