Pennypack Creek Bridge - Oldest Stone Arch Bridge in U.S.
This bridge was erected at the request of William Penn in 1697. It has been crossed by George Washington and John Adams, and the Continental Army (see http://www.pennypackbridge.com/). It recently received a real plaque. It is on what is now Frankford Avenue, Route 13, but was the King's Highway.
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Comments : There is an article in todays Inquirer, at p. B1, that features this bridge as part of the Jason Sherman film, The Kings Highway. It says that in 1789, George Washington crossed it on his way to his first presidential inauguration, and today 17,000 cars a day cross it.
Date : 2015-11-24