Henninger Farm Bridge 38-22-11

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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 05/11/2012

BH Photo #231999

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Description

This bridge features Burr arch trusses that are inside the multiple kingpost trusses rather than the usual technique of sandwiching the trusses. It also has straight beams which follow the curve of the arch. SOURCE: "Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges" Evans and Evans

Bridge was bypassed in 1991.

Plaque at bridge site notes date as circa 1880 versus circa 1850 as it is listed in "Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges" by Evans and Evans

Facts

Overview: Covered bridge over Wisconisco Creek on Henninger Road
Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built ca. 1850
Design: Burr arch-truss
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1978
Also called: Stroup Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.57746, -76.78394 (decimal degrees)
40°34'39" N, 76°47'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/349009/4493382 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Elizabethville
Inventory numbers: NRHP 78002386 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 52057 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 25, 2021: New photos from Josh Schmid
March 3, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
May 13, 2012: New photos from Jodi Christman
April 14, 2012: Added by Jodi Christman

Sources

Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
Josh Schmid