Fleisher Covered Bridge

Fleisher Covered Bridge

Fleisher Covered Bridge, October 2010
Location Northwest of Newport on Township 477, Oliver Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°29′22″N 77°9′31″W / 40.48944°N 77.15861°W / 40.48944; -77.15861Coordinates: 40°29′22″N 77°9′31″W / 40.48944°N 77.15861°W / 40.48944; -77.15861
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1887
Architect Yohn & Ritter
Architectural style Burr
MPS Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 80003601[1]
Added to NRHP August 25, 1980

The Fleisher Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oliver Township near Newport in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 113-foot-long (34 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1887. Steel I-beams were erected in 1960. It crosses Big Buffalo Creek.[2]

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

Interior

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 (ca. March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Fleisher Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2011-11-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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