Dellville Covered Bridge

Dellville Covered Bridge
Location T 456, Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′49″N 77°7′0″W / 40.36361°N 77.11667°W / 40.36361; -77.11667Coordinates: 40°21′49″N 77°7′0″W / 40.36361°N 77.11667°W / 40.36361; -77.11667
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1889
Architect Clouser, Andrew
Architectural style Burr
MPS Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 80003593[1]
Added to NRHP August 25, 1980

The Dellville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Dellville in Wheatfield Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a 174-foot-long (53 m), three span, Burr truss bridge over Sherman Creek, constructed in 1889.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

On November 3, 2014, it was significantly damaged in a fire that police believe to have been caused by arson.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Susan M. Zacher (1980-03-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rice Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. "Officials investigating fire at historic covered bridge". ABC27.com. 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  4. Jeffrey A. Johnson (2014-11-03). "Officials still working to determine cause of fire that damaged historic Dellville Covered Bridge". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  5. Ali Lanyon (2015-05-14). "Midstate Mystery: The burning of the Dellville covered bridge". abc27.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.


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