Historic Bridges
of the United States
Dreese's Covered Bridge
Snyder County
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Pennsylvania
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Overview
Covered bridge over Middle Creek, northeast of Beavertown
Location
Snyder County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built ca. 1870; rehabilitated 2001
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Span length: 95.0 ft.
Total length: 95.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1979
Also called
Beavertown Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.77567
,
-77.14483
(decimal degrees)
40°46'32" N, 77°08'41" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/318999/4516067
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Beavertown
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-55-02
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79002343
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31609
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,925)
Built during 1870s
(422)
Burr arch-truss
(169)
Covered
(750)
NR-listed
(1,855)
Open to pedestrians
(906)
Pennsylvania
(2,410)
Snyder County, Pennsylvania
(14)
Through truss
(7,212)
Total length 75-100 feet
(4,165)
Truss
(20,539)
Update Log
November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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