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Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-21-11) (WGCB PA-21-11) (1870) A single-span
Burr arch truss 128' 6" over Conodoguinet Creek. Located:
On Covered Bridge Road (TR 387) approximately 2 miles southeast of Newburg,
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: From I-81, exit
24 in Newburg, Pennsylvania, at the jct. of SR 641 and SR 696 South, go
east on SR 641 for 1.2 miles to Covered Bridge Road (TR 387), turn right
on Covered Bridge Road (TR 387), and go 0.8 mile to the bridge. This is
the only remaining authentic covered bridge standing solely in Cumberland
County. It does not have any additional steel reinforcement within
the Burr arch truss system. The structure is covered with vertical
boards and battens on the sides and horizontal clapboard siding on the
portals with one window in the side near the end where the road curves,
and it has a lengthwise opening under the eaves. The roof is corrugated
metal, and the deck is covered with runners laid over crosswise planking.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25,
1980. (Apr 2005) |
