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Pages in category "Covered bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Saville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Saville Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 60-foot-long (18 m) Burr Truss bridge, constructed about 1903. It crosses Big Buffalo Creek. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges. [2] Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation". [2]
Covered bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania (12 P) Pages in category "Bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The Rice Covered Bridge, also known as the Landisburg Covered Bridge, is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in Tyrone Township near Landisburg in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
County Type Bridge in Athens Township: 1913 June 22, 1988 removed August 22, 2012: Athens: Bradford: Pennsylvania (petit) truss Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR Bridge in Lynn Township: 1880
The Kochenderfer Covered Bridge is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in Saville Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It crosses Big Buffalo Creek. Built in 1919, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]