Built 1855 Architectural style Other Construction started 1855 Total length 26 m Body of water Wissahickon Creek | Architect Unknown NRHP Reference # 80003621 Opened 1855 Bridge type Covered bridge Added to NRHP 1 December 1980 | |
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Location Thomas Mill Rd., Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR Address Andorra Natural Area, Fairmount Park, 8901 Forbidden Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19118, USA Similar Covered bridge, Wissahickon Creek, Walnut Lane Bridge, Wissahickon Valley Park, Wissahickon Memorial Bridge | ||
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The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The 86.5-foot-long (26.4 m), 18.66-foot-wide (5.69 m), Howe-truss bridge was built in 1855. It was renovated by the Works Progress Administration in 1939, and by the City of Philadelphia in 2000.
It is the only remaining covered bridge in Philadelphia and is the only covered bridge in a major US city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a Contributing Property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.
The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic.
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