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Oblique view

Photos taken by Jack Schmidt
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Photo taken by Jodi Christman in May 2004

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on Mount Pleasant Road (TR 304)
Location
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918
Design
Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 73.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31503, -77.54519   (decimal degrees)
40°18'54" N, 77°32'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/283732/4465832 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blain
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003599 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-50-12 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31493 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1918 (267)
Built during 1910s (5,674)
Covered (633)
NR-listed (1,668)
Open (23,112)
Owned by township (1,438)
Pennsylvania (2,249)
Perry County, Pennsylvania (30)
Queenpost truss (60)
Through truss (6,463)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,963)
Truss (19,464)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2009: New photo from Jodi Christman
  • March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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