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Perkiomen Bridge

Bridges completed in 1799Bridges in Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaFormer toll bridges in PennsylvaniaHistoric American Engineering Record in PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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Collegeville Bridge looking up the Perkiomen Creek
Collegeville Bridge looking up the Perkiomen Creek

The Perkiomen Bridge, originally built 1798-99 and widened in 1928, is one of the oldest stone arch bridges in the United States still in use. It crosses Perkiomen Creek near Collegeville, Pennsylvania. The bridge's six semi-circular arches cover a total of over 300 feet (91 m). The longest arch spans 76 feet (23 m). Its decorative piers and belt courses are unusual for a bridge this old. A lottery financed $20,000 of the original construction. The bridge carried the main road from Philadelphia to Reading, known at various times as the Manatawny Pike, Germantown Pike, the Philadelphia-Reading Pike, and US 422. Since the construction of the US 422 bypass, the road has been known as Ridge Pike or Old US 422.

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Ridge Pike

Ridge Pike
19426
Pennsylvania, United States
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