Permanent Bridge

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Permanent Bridge

bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Timothy Palmer
…work was the completely enclosed Permanent Bridge (c. 1806) over the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. In use until destroyed by fire in 1875, the Permanent Bridge proved the value of, and set the style for, covered bridges in the United States.
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…work was the completely enclosed Permanent Bridge (c. 1806) over the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. In use until destroyed by fire in 1875, the Permanent Bridge proved the value of, and set the style for, covered bridges in the United States.
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