New Germantown Covered Bridge

New Germantown Covered Bridge

New Germantown Covered Bridge, October 2010
Location S of New Germantown on T 302, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°18′24″N 77°34′6″W / 40.30667°N 77.56833°W / 40.30667; -77.56833Coordinates: 40°18′24″N 77°34′6″W / 40.30667°N 77.56833°W / 40.30667; -77.56833
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1891
Architect Fry, John W.
Architectural style M.King, Queen
MPS Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 80003600[1]
Added to NRHP August 25, 1980

The New Germantown Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Jackson Township, near New Germantown in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 74-foot-long (23 m) King post bridge, constructed in 1891. It crosses Sherman Creek.[2]

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

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: New Germantown Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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