WayfarrowSouth Perkasie Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Bucks County, Pennsylvania
South Perkasie Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Pennsylvania, US. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 14 of them in Bucks County.
It was built in 1832, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 93 feet long (30th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Bucks County's oldest covered bridge. It was moved to dry land in Lenape Park in 1958–59 and knocked off its abutments by Hurricane Ida in 2021. Rehabilitation started in September 2026, and the bridge is due to be moved about 50 ft out of the floodway. South Perkasie Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.3675° N, 75.2953° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1832 |
|---|---|
| Length | 93 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.36750, -75.29530 |
Nearby places
- Mood's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 1.6 mi
- Sheard's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 6.1 mi
- New Galenaghost town · Bucks County · 6.7 mi
- Pine Valley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 7.1 mi
- Loux Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 9.6 mi
- Knecht's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 11.8 mi
- Frankenfield Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 12.7 mi
- Cabin Run Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 13 mi
- Lumberville – Raven Rock Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 13.9 mi
- Haupt's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 14.2 mi
- Erwinna Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 14.9 mi
- Uhlerstown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bucks County · 16 mi
Questions
Where is South Perkasie Covered Bridge?
South Perkasie Covered Bridge is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3675, -75.2953.
How many covered bridges are in Bucks County?
Bucks County, Pennsylvania has 14 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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