Thomas Mill Covered Bridge
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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.
History and architectural features
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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.
Gallery
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Bridge in 2010
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HABS drawing
References
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External links
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-19, "Covered Bridge, Thomas Mill Road (Spanning Wissahickon Creek), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 2 photo caption pages
- Article at Drexel University
- "A Bridge Too Old", by Amy Choi, Philadelphia Citypaper, August 27–September 3, 1998
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- Listing and photographs at BridgeHunter.com
- Wood, Stone, and Steel: Bridges in the Wissahickon, Friends of the Wissahickon
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- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Works Progress Administration in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1855
- Philadelphia Register of Historic Places
- Wissahickon Valley Park
- Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
- Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Howe truss bridges in the United States