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Photographer: Joseph Elliot (courtesy of Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress)
Taken: 1997
Caption: Pennypack Creek Bridge, Spanning Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue (U.S. Route 13)...
Additional Description: "This three-span stone arch bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in America. It was originally an important crossing along part of the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to Bristol — one of colonial America's earliest roads. In later years, it carried delegates traveling from New York to draft the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. The bridge was paved in 1803 and then widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars, and it has undergone a number of structural changes in the twentieth century to keep it in operable condition. However, the three semicircular arches and much of the spandrel walls along the bridge's upstream side maintain their original construction. The bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988." - HABS Statement of Significance
Submitted: November 21, 2020.
Database Locator Identification Number: p551370
File Size: 0.333 Megabytes

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