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Thompson-Neely Bridge

 
 
Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, January 15, 2024
1. Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker
Inscription. One of six authentic camelback bridges remaining along the Delaware Canal.
Mile 22.2
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Friends of the Delaware Canal.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & ViaductsWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Canal (AKA Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal) series list.
 
Location. 40° 19.902′ N, 74° 56.199′ W. Marker is in New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Solebury Township. It can be reached from Delaware Canal Towpath. Marker can be seen from the canal towpath trail which runs underneath the bridge, milepost 22.2. Market is near the Thompson-Neely house at 1635 River Rd. New Hope, PA. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Hope PA 18938, 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Cedar (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thompson-Neely House (about 500 feet away); John Pidcock (about 600 feet away); Unknown Soldiers of the Continental Army (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grandchild of Cambridge Elm
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); George Nakashima (approx. 1.1 miles away); Goat Hill Overlook (approx. 1½ miles away in New Jersey); Howell Living History Farm (approx. 1.9 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.
 
Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, January 15, 2024
2. Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker
Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Seva Zaslavsky, January 15, 2024
3. Thompson-Neely Bridge Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2024, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 23, 2024, by Seva Zaslavsky of Maplewood, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 23, 2026