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Bridge in Tinicum Township

Coordinates: 40°25′25″N 75°3′54.8″W / 40.42361°N 75.065222°W / 40.42361; -75.065222
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Bridge in Tinicum Township
Bridge over Pennsylvania Canal at Point Pleasant. November 2012.
Bridge in Tinicum Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Tinicum Township
Bridge in Tinicum Township is located in the United States
Bridge in Tinicum Township
LocationLR 920 over Pennsylvania Canal, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′25″N 75°3′54.8″W / 40.42361°N 75.065222°W / 40.42361; -75.065222
Arealess than one acre
Built1877
Built byMurray, Dougal & Co.
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000814[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Bridge in Tinicum Township is a historic Pratt pony truss bridge located at Point Pleasant in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It spans the Pennsylvania Canal. It has a single span with a length of 82 feet long, and was constructed in 1877.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Note: This includes Dist. 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Tinicum Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)