Bittenbender Covered Bridge 38-40-01x

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Bittenbender Covered Bridge

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BH Photo #277770

This was the last remaining covered bridge in Luzerne County. Destroyed by a no name flood in 2006.

Overview: Lost Queenpost through truss bridge over Huntington Creek on Path
Location: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status: Destroyed by flooding
History: Built 1888; Ku Klux Klan attempted to burn 1927; Destroyed by flood June 28, 2006
Design: Queenpost through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 75.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.18086, -76.22485 (decimal degrees)
41°10'51" N, 76°13'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/397268/4559558 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shickshinny
Inventory numbers: NRHP 80003563 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-40-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 60123 (Bridgehunter.com ID)