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Overview

Photos taken by Jack Schmidt
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Portal

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Inside

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman in May 2004

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman in May 2004

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on TR 302
Location
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1891
Design
Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 74.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.30658, -77.56794   (decimal degrees)
40°18'24" N, 77°34'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/281772/4464950 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blain
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003600 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-50-11 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31494 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,543)
Built 1891 (81)
Built during 1890s (1,058)
Covered (633)
NR-listed (1,674)
Open (23,114)
Owned by township (1,438)
Pennsylvania (2,249)
Perry County, Pennsylvania (30)
Queenpost truss (60)
Through truss (6,483)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,963)
Truss (19,464)

Update Log 

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

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