Thomas Mill Covered Bridge | |
Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
Nrhp Type2: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1 Name: | Philadelphia Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | PRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | Philadelphia Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Color: |
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Coordinates: | 40.0719°N -75.2256°W |
Built: | 1855 |
Added: | December 1, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80003621 |
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 Wissahickon Valley Park in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and the only covered bridge in a major American city, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
This 86.5adj=midNaNadj=mid, 18.66adj=midNaNadj=mid, 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.[1]
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 and bicycle traffic.