The South Perkasie Covered Bridge is an historic, American wooden

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

that is located in

Perkasie Perkasie is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Perkasie is southeast of Allentown and north of Philadelphia. Establishments in the borough early in the twentieth century included silk mills, brickyards, lumber mills, tile works, a stone c ...

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English ...

. The oldest covered bridge in Bucks County, it was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

on December 1, 1980.

History and architectural features

Built in 1832, this historic structure is a , Town truss covered bridge that once crossed Pleasant Spring Creek, but was moved and rededicated on August 15, 1959 by Congressman Willard S. Curtin as a feature in Lenape Park. It is the oldest covered bridge in Bucks County. ''Note:'' This includes The bridge was added to the

on December 1, 1980. The bridge was heavily damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in September 2021.

Gallery

South Perkasie Covered Bridge 3.JPG, East side South Perkasie Covered Bridge 5.JPG, West side South Perkasie Covered Bridge 6.JPG, Plaque South Perkasie Covered Bridge 8.JPG, Interior

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