Lower Providence Township near Collegeville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Perkiomen Bridge
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
1. Perkiomen Bridge Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.
Location. 40° 11.057′ N, 75° 26.83′ W. Marker is near Collegeville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Providence Township. It is on Main Street/Ridge Pike (Old U.S. 422), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3978 Ridge Pike, Collegeville PA 19426, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (approx. 1.4 miles away); Keystone Grange #2 Old Lodge Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Muhlenberg House (approx. 1½ miles away); Reformed Church at Providence / Site of Stone Church 1835-1874 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Augustus Lutheran Church
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More about this marker. The marker is inaccessible as there is no pedestrian walkway across the bridge. The best view of the marker is from the parking lot of the Collegeville Inn on the southeast side of the bridge.
Also see . . .
1. Perkiomen Bridge. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 3, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. A Brief History of Collegeville. A timeline of events in Collegeville. Side notes on the website: 1867 - Toll house erected on the Perkiomen Bridge. Local citizens throw the gate into the creek and burn the toll house - 1873 - Second toll house erected after a court order that a gate could not be maintained within one mile of the bridge. Local citizens again burn the toll house. (Submitted on August 14, 2009.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
2. Perkiomen Bridge and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
3. Perkiomen Bridge
Looking southeast, with view of north side of bridge.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
4. Perkiomen Bridge
Looking southeast from Perkiomen Bridge Hotel (defunct) parking lot.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
5. Perkiomen Bridge Hotel (defunct), c.1689 with later additions
At northwest corner of bridge at 1 East Main Street/Ridge Pike.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,576 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
