Cabin Run Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Cabin Run Covered Bridge is a wooden town truss bridge carrying a road across Cabin Run Creek in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1871, it is 82 feet long and 15 feet wide, with an 11-foot-10-inch clearance beneath. Its construction includes a gable roof, full outside walls, inside portal walls and capped stone abutments. The bridge is owned by Bucks County. It was listed on the National Register as part of a multiple-property group of covered bridges in the Delaware River watershed, which the review treated as eligible examples of wooden bridge technology from the nineteenth century. Its listing rests on its surviving construction, which illustrates how such bridges were built and framed. The bridge remains in excellent condition.
Significance in brief: The bridge is described as a good example of a town truss covered bridge, with a gable roof, full outside walls, inside portal walls and capped stone abutments. The form places the 19th-century covered bridges of the group as eligible examples of wooden bridge technology. The form records the bridge as being in excellent condition.
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 80003443, listed December 1, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | S of Tinicum on LR 09099, Plumstead Township, Point Pleasant |
|---|---|
| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | December 1, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003443 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Excellent condition, per the form. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.24253, -75.11213 (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 80003443.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5015439
- This listing as JSON
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