Uhlerstown Bridge, Spanning Delaware Canal, Uhlerstown Hill Road, Uhlerstown, Bucks County, PA
Summary
Significance: The Uhlerstown Bridge was the only covered bridge to span the 60-mile Delaware Division Canal. Although the wood floor system has been replaced with steel, the structure otherwise retains its historic integrity and has been well-maintained by the county engineers and local citizens. It is an excellent example of the local bridge building traditions, which relied heavily on the Town lattice truss.
Survey number: HAER PA-588
Building/structure dates: 1856 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1985 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lear, Mahlon C
Town, Ithiel
Uhler, Michael
Lear, Joseph
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
Location
Uhlerstown, 40.41080, -75.24791
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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