Erwinna Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Erwinna Covered Bridge is a wooden Town truss bridge carrying a road across Lodi Creek in Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1871 and measures 56 feet in length and 15 feet in width, with a clearance of 11 feet. The bridge is finished with rough horizontal siding and triangular portal openings, which mark it as an example of the typical covered bridge form of Bucks County. Among the county's surviving covered bridges it is the shortest. It is part of a group of 19th-century wooden bridges in the Delaware River watershed that illustrate the construction methods of wooden bridge technology. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania holds ownership of the structure, and its recorded condition is good.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes it as the shortest of the remaining covered bridges in the county and says it is built in the typical Bucks County style, with rough horizontal siding and triangular portal openings. It is listed as one of the 19th-century wooden bridges that are eligible as examples of wooden bridge technology, as part of the Covered Bridges & the Delaware River Watershed thematic resources.
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 80003434, listed December 1, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | N of Erwinna on LR 09098, Tinicum Township, Erwinna |
|---|---|
| County | Bucks County |
| Listed | December 1, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003434 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.50257, -75.07444 (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 80003434.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5396226
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.