Bridge in Yardley Borough

Bridge in Yardley Borough

Bridge in Yardley Borough, October 2012
Location Reading Avenue over VanHorn Creek, Scammells Corner, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°14′3″N 74°50′2″W / 40.23417°N 74.83389°W / 40.23417; -74.83389Coordinates: 40°14′3″N 74°50′2″W / 40.23417°N 74.83389°W / 40.23417; -74.83389
Area less than one acre
Built 1889
Architectural style Other, Single span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000770[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Bridge in Yardley Borough was a historic stone arch bridge located at Scammells Corner in Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It had a single span, 13 feet long, and was constructed in 1889. It was constructed of coursed rubble masonry.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] Sometime after listing, the bridge was replaced with a concrete bridge span.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Note: This includes Dist. 6-0 (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bridge in Yardley Borough" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.


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