New Germantown Covered Bridge
Appearance
New Germantown Covered Bridge | |
Location | S of New Germantown on T 302, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°18′24″N 77°34′6″W / 40.30667°N 77.56833°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Fry, John W. |
Architectural style | M.King, Queen |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003600[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 25, 1980 |
The New Germantown Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Jackson Township, near New Germantown in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 74-foot-long (23 m) King post bridge, constructed in 1891. It crosses Shermans Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Susan M. Zacher (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: New Germantown Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1891
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- 1891 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs