New Germantown Covered Bridge 38-50-11

Photos

Overview

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #108721

Inside the bridge is a plaque stating the bridge was painted July 1958.

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: 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)