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Waterford or Niemeyer Road, Erie County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-25-04
County: Erie County
Township: Waterford
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Waterford or Niemeyer Road
Crosses: LeBoeuf Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 86'
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: c1875
Builder: Charles and James Phelps
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 56.465
Longitude: W079 57.802
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Directions: 0.5 miles north of PA97 on US19, then right 0.35 miles on East 1st St. (becomes Niemeyer Rd.) 2 miles southeast of Waterford.
Comments:

Waterford or Wattsburg Road Bridge, Waterford, Erie County, PA. Built c1875
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection


Waterford or Wattsburg Road Bridge, Waterford, Erie County, PA. Built c1875
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 21, 2018


Waterford or Wattsburg Road Bridge, Waterford, Erie County, PA. Built c1875
G. Chaplin Photo, July 10, 1986, NSPCB Archives


Waterford or Wattsburg Road Bridge, Waterford, Erie County, PA. Built c1875
Bill Caswell Photo, February 2009

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 131
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 12, 98-99
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, June 2008
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 112

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