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
References
- ^ 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
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
