Pennypack Creek Bridge
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 02.617 W 075° 01.196
18T E 498299 N 4432598
Built circa 1697 at a Lenape Indian trail crossing, it is the oldest roadway bridge in continuous use in the nation.
Waymark Code: WM12F1T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2020
Views: 1
Pennypack Creek Bridge-Built circa 1697 at a Lenape Indian trail crossing, it is the oldest roadway bridge in continuous use in the nation. The tri-arch stone span was an important link on the King's Highway, one of America's oldest roads. It served American and French combined forces on the march to Yorktown, known as the Rochambeau Route, in 1781. The only major modification to the bridge was widening in 1893; the upstream side is essentially unchanged from the original.
Marker Name: Pennypack Creek Bridge
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 10/13/2012
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pennypack Park, Frankford Ave. & Solly Ave., Philadelphia
Category: American Revolution, Bridges, Early Settlement, Native American, Roads
Website: Not listed
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