Keywords: Thomas Mill Covered Bridge.JPG en Thomas Mill Covered Bridge on the NRHP since December 1 1980 On Thomas Mill Road or footpath across Wissahickon Creek connecting to Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park Philadelphia This is the only surviving covered bridge in a major city in the US It's an odd bridge in that there is an extensive stone bridge leading up to it from the east side Also in the Wissahickon Gorge there is something of a microclimate Lots of foliage and difficult light makes it difficult to photograph There is a good black and white photo from Jack Boucher HABS on Commons but photogs who want to get a good picture of this marvel will need to dedicate a lot of time on it own Smallbones 2010-11-09 40 4 19 N 75 13 32 W Wissahickon Creek Thomas Mill Covered Bridge |