In what city is the oldest U.S. bridge in continuous use was built? What is it's name and when was it built?

Question

In what city is the oldest U.S. bridge in continuous use was built? What is it's name and when was it built?

Answer 1

The Frankford Avenue Bridge is the oldest U.S. bridge in continuous use. It was built in 1697, and crosses Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia, PA.

Answer 2

Name: The Frankford Avenue Bridge  

Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date Completed: 1697

This bridge over the Pennypack was erected in 1697 at the decree of William Penn.

The male residents of the area were assessed either in their labor, or their money for construction of the bridge.

It is thought to be the oldest stone bridge in continuous use in the United States.

The road it carries over the Pennypack from a path, to toll raod, to a city street.

The name changed from King's Path to the King's Highway, Bristol Turnpike, and currently Frankford Avenue.

It was the main route from Philadelphia to Trenton and New York. the bridge was designated a National Civic Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineering in 1970.