Thomas Mill Covered Bridge | |
Location | Thomas Mill Rd., Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°04′19″N 75°13′32″W / 40.07187°N 75.22559°W |
Built | 1855 |
MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
NRHP reference No. | 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 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 86.5-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.