Geiger Covered Bridge

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Geiger Covered Bridge
Lehigh County - Geiger's Bridge.jpg
Geiger Covered Bridge, February 2008
Geiger Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Geiger Covered Bridge
LocationSoutheast of Schencksville on Township 681, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°38′47″N 75°37′25″W / 40.64645°N 75.62351°W / 40.64645; -75.62351Coordinates: 40°38′47″N 75°37′25″W / 40.64645°N 75.62351°W / 40.64645; -75.62351
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1860
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003558[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Geiger Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 112-foot-long (34 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1860. It has vertical plank siding and an entry portal of stepped square planks. It crosses Jordan Creek.[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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Geiger Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
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