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″
Type: a 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.
Links
- Library of Congress survey Document If you are really interested in covered bridges, this is a great document with 15 pages of detailed historical information about this bridge.
- Other Covered Bridges on Bucksviews.
Below is a Google street view of the Uhlerstown bridge