Bridge in Solebury Township
Also known as: See Also:Carversville Historic District
Why it's listed
A stone arch bridge carrying Carversville Road across Paunacussing Creek in Solebury Township, Bucks County. It was completed in 1854 and has two arch spans, each twenty feet long, giving an overall length of about forty feet. The masonry is roughly squared stone, and the arches are pointed on all masonry work. The builder and designer are not known. The bridge is valued as a representative example of a simple, multiple span stone arch bridge of the nineteenth century in Bucks County. Its short spans and squared stone construction match those of other short Bucks County bridges of the earlier 1800s. The structure is described as very well preserved for its period and type, and its importance lies in engineering. The nominated area is a small rectangle around the bridge's superstructure and substructure, under one acre.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the bridge as a representative example of a simple, multiple span nineteenth century stone arch bridge in Bucks County. Its small spans and roughly squared stone construction are called typical of fairly short Bucks County bridges of the earlier 19th century. The bridge is described as very well preserved for its period and type, and its significance is classed under engineering.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88000783, listed June 22, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Carversville Rd. over Paunacussing Creek, Carversville |
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| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | June 22, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000783 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Engineering |
| Level of significance | State |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Carversville Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.38582, -75.06347 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88000783.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4966384
- This listing as JSON
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