Frankenfield Covered Bridge Explained

Frankenfield Covered Bridge
Coordinates:40.4758°N -75.0994°W
Built:1872
Architecture:Town truss
Added:December 1, 1980
Refnum:80003444

The Frankenfield Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans Tinicum Creek in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is located in Bucks County on Cafferty Road about 0.6miles southeast of Headquarters Road, near Vansant Airport, and a similar distance northwest of East Dark Hollow Road, near Palisades School District. Hollow Horn Road branches off from Cafferty Road a short distance from the south end of the span and goes south.

It was built in 1872, and is a town truss bridge constructed of oak.[1] The sign on the Frankenfield covered bridge states that the structure is 130feet long with a clearance of 9.42feet.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-10-30. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050732_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frankenfield Covered Bridge]. 2012-10-30. Susan M. Zacher. PDF. n.d..