Lenape Bridge

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]

Lenape Bridge
Lenape Bridge, December 2009
LocationPennsylvania Route 52 over parking lot, Birmingham Township and Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′54″N 75°37′47″W
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

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

References

  1. "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.


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