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South Perkasie (relocated), Bucks County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-09-05
County: Bucks County
Township: Perkasie
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: South Perkasie (relocated)
Crosses: dry land
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 98' overall, 92' span
Roadway Width: 14'-4"
Built: 1832 (M1958)
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 22.047
Longitude: W075 17.699
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.0 miles east of jct PA113 on PA152, then 150 feet left on west side of road in Lenape Park.

South Perkasie Bridge (original location), Perkasie, Bucks County, PA. Built 1832 Moved 1958
Todd Clark Collection

South Perkasie Bridge, Perkasie, Bucks County, PA. Built 1832 Moved 1958
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

South Perkasie Bridge being moved, Bucks County, PA. Built 1832 Moved 1958
Richard E. Roy Collection, NSPCB Archives

South Perkasie Bridge (relocated location), Perkasie, PA. Built 1832
© Lisa Plamondon

South Perkasie Bridge (relocated location), Perkasie, PA. Built 1832
Bill Caswell Photo, February 5, 2016

South Perkasie (original location) Bridge, Perkasie, Bucks County, PA Built 1832 Moved 1958
Bucknell University: Nelson F. Davis Covered Bridges Photograph Collection, July 14, 1937

South Perkasie Bridge, Perkasie, Bucks County, PA Built 1832 (M1958)
Bucknell University: Nelson F. Davis Covered Bridges Photograph Collection, July 14, 1937

Comments:
It was built in 1832 for $1,329.41 and stood on Main Street in Perkasie Borough until moved to Lenape Park during the summer of 1958. It was dedicated at its new site on August 15, 1959 and is now maintained by the Perkasie Historical Society.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 65
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 17, 82-83
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, November 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 102

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