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New Germantown Covered Bridge 38-50-11
Photos
Overview
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt
BH Photo #108721
Description
Inside the bridge is a plaque stating the bridge was painted July 1958.
Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over Shermans Creek on TR 302 (Lower Buck Ridge Rd)
- Location
- Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1891
- Builder
- - John W. Fry
- Design
- Covered Queenpost through truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 74.0 ft.
Total length: 74.0 ft.
- Recognition
-
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.30658, -77.56794 (decimal degrees)
40°18'24" N, 77°34'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/281772/4464950 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Blain
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 80003600 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-50-11 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31494 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 25, 2021: New photos from Josh Schmid
- July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
- March 6, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added builder and imported photos
- April 10, 2012: New photos from Jodi Christman
- September 18, 2010: New photos from Jodi Christman
- February 15, 2009: New photos from Jodi Christman
- March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt