Lairdsville Covered Bridge

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Lairdsville Covered Bridge
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Lairdsville Covered Bridge over Little Muncy Creek
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Nearest city Hughesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°12′26″N76°38′10″W / 41.20722°N 76.63611°W / 41.20722; -76.63611
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1888
Architectural styleBurr Arch
MPS Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TR
NRHP reference No. 80003568 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1980

The Lairdsville Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Little Muncy Creek in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1888 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archeology. Retrieved 2008-05-22.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lairdsville Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-10-15.