Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge in 1972
LocationThomas Mill Rd., Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.07187°N 75.22559°W / 40.07187; -75.22559
Built1855
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003621[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and the only covered bridge in a major American city, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and architectural features

This 86.5-foot-long (26.4 m), 18.66-foot-wide (5.69 m), Howe truss bridge was built in 1855. It was renovated by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, and by the city of Philadelphia in 2000.[2]

It is the only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and is the only covered bridge in a major US city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a Contributing Property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.

The bridge is open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

  • Bridge in 2010
  • HABS drawing

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bridges". Friends of the Wissahickon. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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