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Palo Alto Covered Bridge 38-05-21
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Palo Alto Bridge
Photo taken by Karen Bittinger 10-30-2010
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BH Photo #184774
Description
Jacob or Jonathon Fischtner built this bridge near Palo Alto which explains both names on the bridge.
Facts
- Overview
- Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Gladdens Run on Private drive
- Location
- Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Used to be a part of the main rd. until it was bypassed
- Design
- Multiple Kingpost through truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 56.0 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980
- Also called
- Fitchner Covered Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.76371, -78.75133 (decimal degrees)
39°45'49" N, 78°45'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/692614/4403950 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Fairhope
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 80003422 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 46808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 4, 2013: New photos from Jodi Christman
- November 23, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added category "Wooden deck"
- November 7, 2010: Added by Brian McKee
Sources
- Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com