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Schuylkill Permanent Bridge

Covered bridge · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill Permanent Bridge at High Street, the first covered bridge in America, completed in 1805, Library Company of Philadelphia. Published in John F. Watson
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge at High Street, the first covered bridge in America, completed in 1805, Library Company of Philadelphia. Published in John F. Watson · Library Company of Philadelphia / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Schuylkill Permanent Bridge is a covered bridge in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as destroyed bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Philadelphia County.

The recorded designer or builder is Timothy Palmer.

Current sources show this covered bridge no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: Opened in 1805 and often called America's first covered bridge, it burned down on November 20, 1875. The bridge at this spot today is the 1932 Market Street Bridge. It stands at 39.9544° N, 75.1806° W.

Key facts

Designer / builderTimothy Palmer
Coordinates39.95444, -75.18056

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Questions

Where is Schuylkill Permanent Bridge?

Schuylkill Permanent Bridge is in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9544, -75.1806.

How many covered bridges are in Philadelphia County?

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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