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Lehigh
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-39-04) (WGCB PA-39-04): (1858) A single-span
Burr arch truss 138' 5" over Jordan Creek. Located: On Jordan
Road, northwest of Allentown, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
Directions: In Orefield, Pennsylvania, from the jct. of SR 309 and
Orefield Road, go west on Orefield Road for 1.1 miles to Jordan Road.
Turn right and go 0.5 mile to the bridge, which is at the jct. with Horseshoe
Road. The World Guide of Covered Bridges lists the bridges
name as Rex. The Lehigh County tourist pamphlet, Covered
Bridges in the Lehigh Valley, lists the bridges name as Rex's
Covered Bridge and there is a plaque on the portal indicating the bridges
name as "Rex's Bridge." It has high double Burr arches which
reach a little above the lengthwise openings under the eaves. The
structure rests on stone and mortar abutments with long wing walls that
have been faced and capped with white painted concrete. Older accounts
of this bridge indicates that it had stone and mortar wing walls and parapets.
The sides and portals are covered with barn red painted horizontal clapboard
boarding. The interior splash panels are wide white painted vertical
boarding 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
Rex's Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1,
1980. (Jun 2008) |
