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 Shermans Creek.[2]
New Germantown Covered Bridge | |
 New Germantown Covered Bridge, October 2010 | |
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| Location | S of New Germantown on T 302, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′24″N 77°34′6″W / 40.30667°N 77.56833°W |
| 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 No. | 80003600[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Susan M. Zacher (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: New Germantown Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
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