South Perkasie Covered Bridge

	South Perkasie Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	South Perkasie Covered Bridge, August 2011
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Location	S of Perkasie in Lenape Park, South Perkasie/Perkasie Townships, Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°22′3″N 75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°WCoordinates: 40°22′3″N 75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°W
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1832
Architectural style	Town truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.	80003441
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1980

South Perkasie Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1832, and is a 93-foot-long (28 m) Town truss covered bridge. The bridge once crossed , but was moved and rededicated on August 15, 1959, by Congressman Willard S. Curtin as a feature in Lenape Park. It is the oldest covered bridge in Bucks County.^[2]^[3]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.^[1]

The bridge was heavily damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021.

Gallery[]

East side
West side
Plaque
Interior

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 10-04-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Perkasie Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-16.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 10-04-12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[arch-3] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: South Perkasie Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-16.

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