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Manassa Covered Bridge 38-50-01x

Photo 

Manassa Covered Bridge

Photo from Henry C. Falk and the Thomas G. Kipphorn Collection

BH Photo #532397

Description 

Bridge removed and not replaced in 1965 Some information is from lostbridges.org

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Bull Run (Houston's Run) on Old location of Manassas Road
Location
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built Unknown
Builder
- Wentzel & Stokes
Design
Burr arch-truss
6 panel truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31920, -77.48900   (decimal degrees)
40°19'09" N, 77°29'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/288521/4466159 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Burr arch-truss (1,010)
Covered (3,481)
Lost (32,302)
Lost 1965 (110)
Lost during 1960s (1,150)
Pennsylvania (7,016)
Perry County, Pennsylvania (107)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,710)
Through truss (19,311)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,928)
Truss (38,697)
Wentzel & Stokes (1)

Update Log 

  • June 2, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com