Schlicher Covered Bridge

Schlicher Covered Bridge
The bridge in October 2006
Location Legislative Route 39058 near Allentown, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°39′42″N 75°37′38″W / 40.66167°N 75.62722°W / 40.66167; -75.62722Coordinates: 40°39′42″N 75°37′38″W / 40.66167°N 75.62722°W / 40.66167; -75.62722
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1882
Architectural style Other, Burr truss
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference # 80003555[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1980

Schlicher Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 108-foot-long (33 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek.[2]

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

Reconstructed in 2014

The bridge was closed to traffic in 2009, and was scheduled to be replaced with a modern replica in 2013.[3] In 2014, work on the reconstructed bridge was completed. The new bridge is longer and wider than the original. Construction cost $1.8 million and retained about 10% of the original materials.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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: Schlicher Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  3. ↑ Mary Ellen Alu (September 24, 2012). "Work on New Schlicher's Covered Bridge to Begin Next Year". North Whitehall Patch. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hartzell, Dan (June 30, 2014). "Bridge on Game Preserve Road finally opens". The Morning Call.


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