Skippack Bridge
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Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, HABS photo, June 1994
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Location | East of Evansburg on Pennsylvania Route 422, Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°WCoordinates: 40°10′49″N 75°25′18″W / 40.18028°N 75.42167°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1792, 1874 |
Architectural style | Other, Eight-arch masonry |
NRHP Reference # | 70000551 |
Added to NRHP | December 2, 1970 |
Skippack Bridge, also known as Montgomery County Bridge No. 142, is a historic stone arch bridge located near Evansburg in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bridge was built in 1792 and repaired in 1874. It has eight spans, is 33-foot (10 m) wide, with an overall length of 202-foot (62 m). The bridge carries Germantown Pike across Skippack Creek.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.