{"nrhp_refnum":"88000770","name":"Bridge in Yardley Borough","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Reading Ave. over VanHorn Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Scammells Corner","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.234178737000036,"lon":-74.83339147799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span stone arch bridge carrying Reading Avenue over Van Horn Creek in Yardley Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, built in 1889 of coursed rubble masonry.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is significant for engineering. Its thirteen-foot arch span is larger than a simpler crossing would need, which the form describes as unusual for a small late nineteenth-century bridge in Bucks County. It is seen as a return to earlier construction methods that favored short spans and rubble masonry.","narrative":"A single-span stone arch bridge carries Reading Avenue over Van Horn Creek in Yardley Borough, Bucks County. It was built in 1889 of coursed rubble masonry and measures about 50 feet overall, with a main arch span of 13 feet. The designer and builder are recorded as unknown. The bridge stands in a semi-rural setting next to golf courses and is used for vehicle traffic. Its masonry wing walls frame a rectangular nominated area of about 50 by 25 feet, and the nomination covers only the superstructure and substructure. Repointing is noted among its alterations. The bridge is significant for engineering. Its relatively large arch for a small stream crossing was chosen over a simpler solution, which the nomination treats as unusual for Bucks County in the late nineteenth century. It is also regarded as a return to earlier bridge building that favored short spans and rubble stonework.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.94403-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88000770.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000770/2ce71e6879-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000770/2ce71e6879-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Yardley_Borough.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Shuvaev</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bridge_in_Yardley_Borough.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992452","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_in_Yardley_Borough","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4966393"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/bridge-in-yardley-borough-88000770/"}