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Zimmerman's, Schuylkill County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-54-01
County: Schuylkill County
Township: Washington
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Zimmerman's
Crosses: Lower Little Swatara Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 65' overall, 50'-4" span
Roadway Width: 11'-5"
Built: c1880
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 32.651
Longitude: W076 19.533
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Directions: 2.8 miles east of jct PA501 on PA895, then 400 feet right on Covered Bridge Rd. Slightly over 1 mile west-northwest of the village of Rock.

Zimmerman's Bridge, Washington, Schuylkill County, PA Built 1880
Bill Caswell Photo, October 11, 2004

Zimmerman's Bridge, Washington, Schuylkill County, PA Built 1880
Bill Caswell Photo, December 13, 2019

Comments:
6-panel truss. Schuylkill County Bridge No. 114. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1978.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 237
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 124-125
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, September 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 127