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Erwinna, Bucks County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-09-04
County: Bucks County
Township: Tinicum
Town/Village: West of Erwinna
Bridge Name: Erwinna
Crosses: Lodi or Swamp Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 56'-11" overall, 39'-9" span
Roadway Width: 15'-or 16'
Built: 1852 or 1871
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 30.152
Longitude: W075 04.467
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Directions: 1.8 miles south of bridge to Frenchtown, NJ on PA32, then 0.3 miles right on Headquarters Rd. and 0.2 miles right (ahead) on Geigel Hill Rd.

Erwinna Bridge, Tinicum, Bucks County, PA. Built 1852 or 1871
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Erwinna Bridge, Tinicum, Bucks County, PA. Built 1852 or 1871
Bill Caswell Photo, February 5, 2016

Comments:
This bridge had a 15' (16' - Henry C. Falk) roadway. It was built in 1852 (Henry C. Falk) or 1871 (this may have been a rebuilding).

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 53
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 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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