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Bridge in Upper Merion Township

Coordinates: 40°4′8″N 75°20′28″W / 40.06889°N 75.34111°W / 40.06889; -75.34111
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Bridge in Upper Merion Township
Bridge in Upper Merion Township in September 2012
Bridge in Upper Merion Township is located in Pennsylvania
Bridge in Upper Merion Township
Bridge in Upper Merion Township is located in the United States
Bridge in Upper Merion Township
LocationS. Gulph Rd. over Gulph Creek, Gulph Mills, Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°4′8″N 75°20′28″W / 40.06889°N 75.34111°W / 40.06889; -75.34111
Arealess than one acre
Built1789
Architectural styleSmall-span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000832[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Bridge in Upper Merion Township is a historic stone arch bridge located at Gulph Mills in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1789. It has a single 20-foot-long (6.1 m) span with a width of 34 feet (10.4 m), and an overall length of 100-foot (30 m). The bridge crosses Gulph Creek.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The Bridge in Upper Mention is, as of August 2021, the fifth-oldest bridge in use in the United States.

In 2021, the bridge structure was repaired and rehabilitated by contractor J.D. Eckman, with 100% funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, known as PennDOT.[3]

References

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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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-11. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Upper Merion Township" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ PennDOT