Uhlerstown Covered Bridge

Uhlerstown Covered Bridge

Uhlerstown Covered Bridge - Side view over canal

Last Updated on September 6, 2023 by Christopher G Mendla

The Uhlerstown Covered Bridge is a single span town lattice truss bridge located in Tinicum Township. It was built in 1865 and rebuilt in 1985.

Creek: Delaware Canal
Location: Tinicum Township,   Pennsylvania
Road: Uhlerstown Hill Road,
Built: 1856, reconstructed in 1985
Length: 102 feet
Clearance 9′ 4″
Typea single span Town lattice truss.
National Register of Historic Places December 1980
Note – It appears that Uhlerstown Hill Road is closed from December through April each year. 

One of the joys of driving through rural Bucks County is encountering one of the County’s covered bridges. These are living relics of a bygone era.

Uhlerstown Covered Bridge - Side view
Uhlerstown Covered Bridge – Side view
Uhlerstown Bridge
Uhlerstown Bridge
Uhlerstown Covered Bridge - Side view over canal
Uhlerstown Bridge – Side view over canal

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Below is a Google street view of the Uhlerstown bridge

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