Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge in 1972
Location Thomas Mill Rd., Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′18″N 75°13′33″W / 40.07167°N 75.22583°W / 40.07167; -75.22583Coordinates: 40°4′18″N 75°13′33″W / 40.07167°N 75.22583°W / 40.07167; -75.22583
Built 1855
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Other
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference # 80003621[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1980

The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 86.5-foot-long (26.4 m), 18.66-foot-wide (5.69 m), Howe-truss bridge was built in 1855. It was renovated by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, and by the City of Philadelphia in 2000.[2]

It is the only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and is the only covered bridge in a major US city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a Contributing Property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.

The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Bridges". Friends of the Wissahickon. Retrieved January 4, 2014.


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