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Frankenfield Covered Bridge
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South end of Frankenfield Covered Bridge
Frankenfield Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Frankenfield Covered Bridge
Location in Pennsylvania
Frankenfield Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Frankenfield Covered Bridge
Location in the United States
Location North of Tinicum on Township 421, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Built 1872
Architectural style Town truss
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No. 80003444
Added to NRHP December 1, 1980

The Frankenfield Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans Tinicum Creek in Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is located in Bucks County on Cafferty Road about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) southeast of Headquarters Road, near Vansant Airport, and a similar distance northwest of East Dark Hollow Road, near Palisades School District. Hollow Horn Road branches off from Cafferty Road a short distance from the south end of the span and goes south.

It was built in 1872, and is a town truss bridge constructed of oak. The sign on the Frankenfield covered bridge states that the structure is 130 feet (40 m) long with a clearance of 9.42 feet (2.87 m).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.

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