Photos 

< Previous   (1 of 4)   Next >

Side view

Photos taken June 2006 by Jack Schmidt
< Previous   (2 of 4)   Next >

Portal

< Previous   (3 of 4)   Next >

Inside

< Previous   (4 of 4)   Next >

Historic marker

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

Map links:

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Tuscarora Creek southeast of Academia
Location
Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1902 by James M. Groniger
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 279.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1979
Also called
Pomeroy Covered Bridge (original name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.49350, -77.47267   (decimal degrees)
40°29'37" N, 77°28'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/290450/4485470 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Spruce Hill
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-34-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79002249 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1902 (118)
Built during 1900s (2,418)
Burr arch-truss (125)
Covered (537)
Juniata County, Pennsylvania (10)
NR-listed (1,520)
Open to pedestrians (464)
Pennsylvania (1,701)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,029)
Through truss (5,419)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,146)
Truss (16,067)

Update Log 

Sources 

Comments 

Post a comment here · Contact webmaster