Newtown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Schofield Ford Covered Bridge
Photographed by Richard Peterson, September 7, 2026
1. The Schofield Ford Covered Bridge Marker
The Schofield Ford Covered Bridge
Tyler State Park
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Ridge · Lt. Governor Mark S. Schweiker · Secretary John C. Oliver
Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources · DCNR Bureau of State Parks · DCNR Bureau of Facility Design and Construction · DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Dedicated September 6, 1997 to the Volunteers and Contributors who made it possible.
The Schofield Ford Covered Bridge was requested of the Bucks County Commissioners by the citizens of Newtown and Northampton Townships in 1871. Construction began in 1873 and was completed in 1874. That bridge was destroyed by fire on October 7, 1991. The Schofield Ford Bridge Committee, Inc. formed October 1991 and dissolved December 1997.
Officers
Harold A. "Bud" Smith, President · Donald Bertolet, Vice President · Marjorie E. Torongo, Secretary-Treasurer
Directors
Raymond F. Basset · C. David Callahan · Mary J. Callahan · Pasquale A. Dougherty · Stuart M. Wilder, Esq. Legal Counsel
Frank B. Fabian, Jr. · Raymond W. "Skip" Goodnoe · Raymond D. Kuznicki · Barbara Swanda · The Honorable Cynthia M. Weaver
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Stanley N. Peterson, Tyler State Park, Manager
Consulting Engineers · Pickering, Corts & Summerson McCormick Taylor Associates
Construction Consultant · Woodhouse Post & Beam, Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Erected 1997.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 40° 14.667′ N, 74° 58.817′ W. Marker is in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It can be reached from Swamp Road 0.7 miles east of Worthington Mill Road. The marker and bridge are reached by 0.2-mile trail from parking lot which is 0.2 mile from the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newtown PA 18940, 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
Photographed by Richard Peterson, July 18, 2005
2. Schofield Ford Covered Bridge (Marker is at left)
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Summer House Garden Seat (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Sculptures of Stella Elkins Tyler (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tyler Gardens Planting Area (approx. 0.7 miles away); Welcome to Tyler Formal Gardens (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairmount Park Guard House (approx. ¾ mile away); Tears For Freedom (approx. ¾ mile away); Walking Purchase (approx. 1½ miles away); Richboro Nike Missile Battery PH-07 (approx. 1.9 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
