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Side view

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Portal

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Inside

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on Adams Grove Road
Location
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Span length: 117.0 ft.
Total length: 117.0 ft.
Also called
Turkey Tail Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.32900, -77.49150   (decimal degrees)
40°19'44" N, 77°29'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/288339/4467253 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Andersonburg
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-50-14 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31485 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (266)
Built during 1900s (3,519)
Burr arch-truss (170)
Covered (755)
Open (24,082)
Pennsylvania (2,449)
Perry County, Pennsylvania (32)
Through truss (7,274)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,134)
Truss (20,636)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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