Fischtner Covered Bridge

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Fichtner Covered Bridge
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Fischtner Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Fischtner Covered Bridge
LocationNorth of Stringtown off Legislative Route 05007, Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°45′49″N 78°45′6″W / 39.76361°N 78.75167°W / 39.76361; -78.75167Coordinates: 39°45′49″N 78°45′6″W / 39.76361°N 78.75167°W / 39.76361; -78.75167
Arealess than one acre
MPSBedford County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.80003422[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1980

The Fichtner Covered Bridge', also known as Palo Alto Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Londonderry Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a 56-foot-long (17 m), Kingpost Truss bridge with low side walls, constructed in 1880. It crosses Gladdens Run. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Barbara Hufnagel (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fischtner Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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