{"nrhp_refnum":"88000787","name":"Newtown Creek Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Richoro Rd. over Newtown Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newtown","county":"Bucks County","state":"PA","lat":40.227975195000056,"lon":-74.93849040099997,"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 two-span stone arch highway bridge carrying Richoro Road over Newtown Creek in Newtown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The form lists its overall length as 50 feet and width as 30 feet.","why_significant":"The bridge was originally built in 1796 and modified in 1875, with two date stones in the parapet walls recording this history. Although the parapets were altered in the late 19th century, the arch retains high original integrity. The nomination describes it as an important representative of 18th century bridge construction in Pennsylvania, and notes that only three 18th century stone bridges are included in the nominated group.","narrative":"Newtown Creek Bridge is a two-span stone arch bridge carrying Richoro Road over Newtown Creek in Newtown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its overall length is 50 feet and its width 30 feet. The bridge was built in 1796 and modified in 1875, dates recorded on two stones set in the parapet walls. The late nineteenth-century work changed the parapets, but the arch keeps high original integrity. It is regarded as an important example of eighteenth-century stone bridge construction in Pennsylvania, and it is one of only three eighteenth-century stone bridges in the nominated group of Commonwealth highway bridges. The significance lies in engineering. The bridge still carries vehicles and retains stepped parapets and a wooden plank sidewalk, which give it a distinctive appearance in the small borough.","period_of_significance":"1796-1875","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stone arch","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vehicular use is recorded as present; the form notes stepped parapets and a wooden plank sidewalk as unusual features.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.96516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/88000787.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000787/9a4ed00ac5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000787/9a4ed00ac5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Shuvaev","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newtown_Creek_Bridge_01.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:Newtown_Creek_Bridge_01.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"86000315","name":"Newtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/newtown-historic-district-boundary-increase-86000315/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992458","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown_Creek_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7020701"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bucks-county/newtown-creek-bridge-88000787/"}