The Mood's Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge located in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It crossed the northeast branch of Perkiomen Creek. Built in 1874 in the town truss style, which is sometimes called a lattice truss due to the pattern formed by the timbers. 

Mood's bridge was 120 feet long and 15 feet wide and is the 4^th longest covered bridge in the county. Mood's Covered Bridge is one of two covered bridges in Perkasie and the structure crosses one of the principal watersheds in the northwest portion of Bucks County, the Perkiomen Creek.

This bridge is almost in the town of Perkasie and has a large volume of traffic because of its location. There is a bike path and parking area at one end of the bridge, so this is a great place to stop and take a walk along the creek. In the spring of 2004 Mood's Covered Bridge was damaged by a truck, and closed to traffic. Shortly thereafter it was totally destroyed by fire. But in keeping with the Bucks County spirit of preserving our local history, a new replica-covered bridge was built using the period-type framework.

Mood's Covered Bridge is one of the most used bridges in Bucks County, carrying an average of 2,000 vehicles per day. Over the years heavy use has had an impact on the structure. The first known refurbishment came in 1962. Steel support beams were installed under the span in 1974. Its timbers were damaged by a truck in 1993 and Mood’s was subsequently restored, only to be struck again by a trash truck in January 2004. In June of 2004, it was almost completely destroyed by arson.

Preserving local heritage, a new replica-covered bridge has been built by Penn DOT using the period-type framework. Fire retardant has been applied to the wooden timber members. The sign over the portal of the 2004 bridge read 11’ 2”. In a photograph taken by Henry Kenderdine in 1941, the sign stated 12’ 6”. Today the height limit is 12’ 0”, an opening more amendable for emergency vehicles.

It should be noted that a piece of the original wooden truss from the burnt bridge has been built into the new structure. 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 198. It was destroyed by arson on June 22, 2004, and subsequently removed from the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at:  N40 22.874    W75 16.300     -     WGCB #38-09-07 #2

Photographed in July of 2012.