| Inventory Number: | PA/38-50-11 | | County: | Perry County | | Township: | Toboyne | | Town/Village: | New Germantown | | Bridge Name: | New Germantown | | Crosses: | Sherman Creek | | Truss type: | Multiple King & Polygonal Arch | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 74'-6" overall, 64'-4" span | | Roadway Width: | 13'-2" | | Built: | 1891 | | Builder: | John W.Fry | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N40 18.407 | | Longitude: | W077 34.090 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 3.7 miles west-southwest of jct PA17 and Blain on PA274 (W. Main St.), then 0.2 miles left on Lower Buck Ridge Rd. Southeast edge of New Germantown. | | Comments: | 8-panel truss. |
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New Germantown Bridge, Toboyne, Perry County, PA. Built 1891
© Lisa Plamondon
New Germantown Bridge, Toboyne, Perry County, PA. Built 1891
Bill Caswell Photo, July 26, 2013
New Germantown Bridge, Toboyne, Perry County, PA. Built 1891
Bill Caswell Photo, July 26, 2013
New Germantown Bridge, Toboyne, Perry County, PA. Built 1891
Bill Caswell Photo, May 3, 2015
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Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 228
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 120-121
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, August 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 125 |