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Lenape Bridge

Coordinates: 39°54′54″N 75°37′47″W / 39.91500°N 75.62972°W / 39.91500; -75.62972
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Lenape Bridge
Lenape Bridge, December 2009
Lenape Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Lenape Bridge
Lenape Bridge is located in the United States
Lenape Bridge
LocationPennsylvania Route 52 over parking lot, Birmingham Township and Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′54″N 75°37′47″W / 39.91500°N 75.62972°W / 39.91500; -75.62972
Arealess than one acre
Built1911–1912
Built byCorcorn Construction Co.
Architectural styleMultiple span stone arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000781[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

Lenape Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located in Birmingham Township and Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has a seven spans, each 44-foot-long (13 m), with a total length of 308-foot (94 m). The bridge was constructed in 1911–1912, of random rubble stone.[2]

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

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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes District 6-0 (November 1982). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Lenape Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)