County Bridge No. 54 is a historic stone arch bridge located near Prospectville in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1841 and rebuilt in 1916. It has three 28-foot-long (8.5 m) spans with an overall length of 125-foot (38 m). The bridge crosses a branch of Wissahickon Creek.[2]
County Bridge No. 54 | |
 County Bridge No. 54 | |
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| Location | Morris Road over a branch of Wissahickon Creek, near Prospectville, Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′22″N 75°13′1″W / 40.13944°N 75.21694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1841, 1916 |
| Architectural style | Multi-span stone arch |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000837[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-12. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: County Bridge No. 54" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.