Skip to main content

Three-Span

Frankford Avenue Bridge
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1600s DateCreated: 1697 Pennypack Park Philadelphia State: PA Zip: 19114 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Frankford-Avenue-Bridge/ Creator: Unknown

"For 273 years, the little stone bridge that carries Frankford Ave. across Pennypack Creek has been doing its humble job with a minimum of attention..." 
 - Gerald McKelvey, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 16, 1970

YearAdded:
1970
Image Credit: Public Domain (National Park Service) Image Caption: Frankford Avenue Bridge Era_date_from: 1697
Subscribe to Three-Span
Frankford Avenue Bridge

"For 273 years, the little stone bridge that carries Frankford Ave. across Pennypack Creek has been doing its humble job with a minimum of attention..." 
 - Gerald McKelvey, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 16, 1970

Built more than a century before the reign of Napoleon,…

Read More

We hope you enjoyed this essay.

Please support this 70-year tradition of trusted historical writing and the volunteers that sustain it with a donation to American Heritage.

Donate

Stay informed - subscribe to our newsletter.
The subscriber's email address.