Van Sant Covered Bridge

Infobox_nrhp | name =Van Sant Covered Bridge
nrhp_type =


caption = Van Sant Covered Bridge
nearest_city= New Hope, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 19
lat_seconds = 37
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 57
long_seconds = 29
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1875
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other
added = December 01, 1980
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
refnum=80003438cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Van Sant Covered Bridge, also known as the Beaver Dam Bridge, is located in Solebury Township, near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This covered bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1875, the 86 foot span crosses the Pidcock Creek near Washington Crossing State Park. Local legends say that the bridge is haunted, [ [http://www.phillyburbs.com/ghosts/article1.shtml Bridge haunted? There's a ghost of a chance] , PhillyBurbs.com] with claims that one can hear a baby crying near the bridge at nighttime. Another legend says that figures can be seen hanging from the rafters, as this was a spot where horse thieves were hanged in the past.

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