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Lehigh
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-39-03) (WGCB PA-39-03): (1858) A single-span
multiple Kingpost with Burr arch truss 128' 4" over Jordan Creek.
Located: On Lapp Road, just northwest of Allentown, South Whitehall
Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: From the US-22 bypass (Cedar
Crest Boulevard exit), go north on Cedar Crest Boulevard for 1.5 miles
to Iron Bridge Road. Turn left on Iron Bridge Road for 0.8 mile to
Lapp Road; turn right through the bridge. (There is a large parking
area to the left of Lapp Road.) The World Guide of Covered Bridges
lists the bridges name as Manassas with no alternate names.
The Lehigh Valley tourist pamphlet Covered Bridges in the Lehigh Valley
- lists the bridges name as Manasses Guth. Not only that,
a sign on the bridges portal indicates it is the "Guth's Bridge."
The truss system is comprised of double Burr arches sandwiching multiple
Kingposts. The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments with
long wing walls with concrete caps. The roadside wing walls are painted
white. The sides are covered with faded barn red painted horizontal
clapboard boarding and the portals are covered with barn red painted horizontal
ship lapped boarding. The splash panels are wide vertical boarding
and the interior is painted white and it is open under the eves for ventilation.
The deck consists of wide lengthwise planking over crosswise planking,
and it has a slate roof. Also known as the Manasses Guth Covered
Bridge and the Guth's Covered Bridge. it was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.
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