Newtown Creek Bridge

Newtown Creek Bridge

Newtown Creek Bridge. October 2012.
Location Richboro Road over Newtown Creek, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°13′40″N 74°56′20″W / 40.22778°N 74.93889°W / 40.22778; -74.93889Coordinates: 40°13′40″N 74°56′20″W / 40.22778°N 74.93889°W / 40.22778; -74.93889
Area less than one acre
Built 1796
Architectural style Other, Two span stone arch
MPS Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP Reference # 88000787[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1988

Newtown Creek Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge located at Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It spans Newtown Creek. It has two spans, each are 15 feet long, and was constructed in 1796. It was modified in 1875.[2]

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

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: Newtown Creek Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-08.


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