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Riegelsville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Riegelsville Roebling Bridge

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Riegelsville Roebling Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, May 21, 2009
1. Riegelsville Roebling Bridge Marker
Inscription. Built by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. Opened for traffic April 18th, 1904 Owned and Operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1904.
 
Location. 40° 35.639′ N, 75° 11.52′ W. Marker is in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. Marker is on Delaware Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the north side of the bridge on the Pennsylvania side of the river. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riegelsville PA 18077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Riegelsville (within shouting distance of this marker); Mid-Atlantic Highlands (within shouting distance of this marker); Riegelsville Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Riegelsville Academy and Public Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Riegelsville Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away in New Jersey); Mt. Joy (approx. 0.4 miles away in New Jersey); Hunts Meadow (approx. ¾ mile away in New Jersey); Delaware Canal (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riegelsville.
 
Also see . . .  Riegelsville Bridge. (Submitted on May 25, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey.)
 
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Riegelsville Roebling Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, May 21, 2009
2. Riegelsville Roebling Bridge
Roebling's Sons Co. Nameplate image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, May 21, 2009
3. Roebling's Sons Co. Nameplate
Cornerstone from original bridge at this site, dated 1837, located on the New Jersey abutment image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, May 21, 2009
4. Cornerstone from original bridge at this site, dated 1837, located on the New Jersey abutment
Riegelsville Roebling Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Alan Edelson, May 21, 2009
5. Riegelsville Roebling Bridge
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,205 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 21, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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