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Side view

Photo taken June 2006 by Jack Schmidt

Map

Description

Interesting to note there are multiple documented dates for the bridge's build date: -1870 "Statewide Covered Bridge Assessment" -1901 "World Guide to Covered Bridges" -1902 "The Covered Bridges of Pennsylvania" by Zacher

Currently bridge is owned by the Juniata County of Historical Society

Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Tuscarora Creek southeast of Academia
Location: Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1902 by James M. Groniger
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 279.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1979
Also called: Pomeroy Covered Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.49350, -77.47267 (decimal degrees)
40°29'37" N, 77°28'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/290450/4485470 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Spruce Hill
Inventory numbers: WGCB 38-34-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79002249 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

August 21, 2012: New photos from Jodi Christman
July 28, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added description on dates and owner
December 18, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources

Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com

Comments

Academia Covered Bridge

Posted September 1, 2009, by A Hutchinson (alice,hutch [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I just came from visiting the reconstructed bridge,and felt the same peaceful feeling I had from the orginal bridge. I love it!