Campbell's Bridge

Campbell's Bridge formerly spanned Unami Creek on Allentown Road in Milford Square, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The 72-foot-long (22 m), 20-foot-wide (6.1 m) bridge was built in 1906-1907. The bridge was designed by A. Oscar Martin and built by the Dailey Construction Company. It was one of the oldest examples of reinforced concrete arch bridges in the United States.[2]

Campbell's Bridge
LocationAllentown Road over Unami Creek, Milford Square, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′42″N 75°23′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
Architectural styleCamelback open-spandrel arch
MPSHighway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.88000733[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1988

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.[1]

In October 2005 the section of road containing the bridge was closed so that the single-span bridge could be replaced. The work was scheduled to be completed by December 2005. The new bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long and 32 feet (9.8 m) wide and is a concrete box-beam style.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Brown, Mark M. (August 1997). "Campbell's Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-04. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. Staff writer (October 15, 2004). "Milford Township road construction will start later". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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