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Everhart Covered Bridge 38-22-05 #2
Description
The Everhart Covered Bridge was built in 1881 to span the Little Buffalo Creek in Oliver Township, Perry County. Mrs. Margaret Wister Meigs, the preserver of Fort Hunter purchased the bridge in 1940 for $70 saving it from demolition. She moved the bridge to this property placing it directly on the ground of the Fort Hunter mansion's front lawn.Facts
- Overview
- Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge
- Location
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1881; relocated ca 1941
- Design
- Multiple Kingpost through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.34319, -76.90773 (decimal degrees)
40°20'35" N, 76°54'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/337969/4467595 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Harrisburg West
- Inventory number
- BH 52454 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 21, 2022: Updated by Brian R. Warren: updated status based on recent visit
- October 19, 2017: Updated by Tony Dillon: Removed dimensions that were all wrong
- May 13, 2012: Added by Jodi Christman
Sources
- Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Brian R. Warren
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I believe there is a mistake on this bridge. Its deck width has been placed at 124 feet. In reality, however, it is just a single-lane covered bridge.