Bridge in Franconia Township

Bridge in Franconia Township
Bridge on Allentown Road (Franconia, PA) over Skippack Creek. September 2012.
LocationAllentown Road over Skippack Creek, Elvoy, Franconia Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′19″N 75°20′19″W / 40.28861°N 75.33861°W / 40.28861; -75.33861
Arealess than one acre
Built1837, 1874
Architectural styleMulti-span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000856[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2012. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Franconia Township" (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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