Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge
Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge | |
.jpg) Academia Bridge in 2005 | |
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| Location | Northwest of Spruce Hill, Spruce Hill and Beale Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′37″N 77°28′21″W / 40.49361°N 77.47250°W |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | James M. Groninger |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002249[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 10, 1980 |
The Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge at 278-foot-long (85 m) (portal to portal) is the longest remaining covered bridge in Pennsylvania.
Built in 1902, this single-lane, double-span wooden covered bridge crosses Tuscarora Creek between Spruce Hill and Beale Townships, in Juniata County. Its design is based on the Burr truss developed by Theodore Burr, who was the preeminent bridge designer and builder of his time. The bridge has been owned by the Juniata County Historical Society, located in Mifflintown, since 1962.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge is located about a mile east of the Tuscarora Academy, which is also listed on the National Register.
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-12-29. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-29.
External links
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Media related to Academia Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Juniata County Historical Society
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-624, "Academia Bridge", 9 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- SAH Archipedia Building Entry
- Tuscarora Academy and Covered Bridge Academia, PA 1-31-12, video slideshow
- Covered bridges in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1902
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- 1902 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States