{"nrhp_refnum":"80003442","name":"Loux Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SE of Pipersville on LR 09060, Plumstead Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pipersville","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.42252020500007,"lon":-75.12763194499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered bridge over Cabin Run Creek in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, built in 1874. It is a Town truss bridge owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.","why_significant":"The document describes it as the second shortest covered bridge in Bucks County. It differs from the typical Bucks County covered bridge in having an oval rather than triangular portal opening, and it lacks inside portal walls and triangular abutment caps. The bridge is listed as part of the Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed thematic group, and the reviewers noted that the bridges of this group are eligible as examples of wooden bridge technology.","narrative":"Built in 1874 over Cabin Run Creek in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, the Loux Covered Bridge is a Town truss structure with a span of 60 feet and a width of 15 feet. Its clearance is 11 feet 9 inches. It is the second shortest covered bridge in the county. Its design departs from the usual Bucks County pattern. Instead of a triangular portal, it has an oval-shaped opening, and it lacks the inside portal walls and the triangular abutment caps found on most local examples. The bridge is owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is in fair condition. It was grouped with other covered bridges of the Delaware River watershed as an example of the region's wooden bridge technology. The bridge is significant mainly for its variant form within a regional group of surviving timber bridges.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Town truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded as fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.544203-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003442.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003442/f519bf8d4e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003442/f519bf8d4e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jack Boucher","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loux_Covered_Bridge,_Carversville-Wisner_Road_across_Cabin_Run,_Pipersville_(Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Boucher</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loux_Covered_Bridge,_Carversville-Wisner_Road_across_Cabin_Run,_Pipersville_(Bucks_County,_Pennsylvania).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992472","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loux_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6689901"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/loux-covered-bridge-80003442/"}