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(Redirected from Iron Hill Bridge) United States historic place
Pine Valley Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pine Valley Covered Bridge, February 2008
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LocationNorth of New Britain on Township 340, New Britain Borough, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°18′19″N 75°11′16″W / 40.30528°N 75.18778°W / 40.30528; -75.18778
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1842
Architectural styleTown truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003437
Added to NRHPDecember 01, 1980

The Pine Valley Covered Bridge, also known as the Iron Hill Bridge, is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in New Britain Borough, near Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It crosses Pine Run Creek near Peace Valley Park, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.

History and architectural features

This town truss bridge, which measures 81 feet (25 m) in length, was built by David Sutton in 1842 at a cost of $5553.50. That amount is equal to $175,337.4 today.

Posted for years with a height restriction of 11'6" (3.5 meters), it was reposted in 2007 to 9'4" (2.85 meters) after an overheight truck passed through it and damaged the roof. It carries a posted weight rating of 24,000 pounds (11,000 kg).

This bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pine Valley Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  3. Article about truck damaging bridge Retrieved 2012-06-06
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