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Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-22-11) (WGCB PA-22-11) (c. 1850; damaged
by fire 2000; repaired c. 2000) A single-span multiple Kingpost
with Burr arch truss 72' 1" over Wisconisco Creek. Located:
NE of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. Directions: 2.2 miles E.
of jct. SR 225 on US 209, then left 0.7 mileson SR 1006 and right on TR
617 to North Rd. then left for about half a mile to the bridge. Located:
On bypassed section of by Matter Road, 4.7 miles northeast of Elizabethville,
Pennsylvania. Directions: In Elizabethville, Pennsylvania at the
jct. of US 209 and SR 225, go north on SR 225 for 2.3 miles to the jct.
with Rakers Mill Road (SR 1006). Turn right (east) on Rakers Mill
Road (SR 1006) and go 2 miles to Henninger Road. Turn left on Henninger
Road, and go 0.3 miles to Matter Road. Turn left on Mater Road and
go 0.1 mile to the bypassed bridge on the left. Prior to Hurricane
Agnes Flood of 1972, there were nine covered bridges spanning the Wisconisco
Creek in Dauphin County. This is the only one remaining and it was
bypassed by a new highway in the early part of 1991. A Recreational
area has been made around the bridge. The sides and portals are covered
with white vertical boards, and the deck is lengthwise planking.
The roof is metal and is painted red. The only side openings run
lengthwise directly under the eaves. The structure rests on stone
and mortar abutments that have been reinforced with concrete. It
has stone and mortar wing walls and parapets. The Burr arch does
not sandwich a multiple Kingpost truss. It is only on the inside
of the multiple Kingpost truss and has additional straight beams which
follow the curve of the arch. The bridge was a victim of arson in
2000. Also known as the Henninger Covered Bridge and the Stroup
Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on December 18, 1978. (Sep 2006) |
