Little Gap Covered Bridge

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Little Gap Covered Bridge
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Little Gap Covered Bridge in February 1971
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LocationS of Little Gap on T 376, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°49′52″N75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W / 40.83111; -75.52278
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No. 80004294 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 01, 1980

The Little Gap Covered Bridge is an historic, American covered bridge that is located near Little Gap in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

Built circa 1860, this historic structure is a seventy-three-foot, Burr Truss-span that crosses the Buckwah Creek. The bridge incorporated elements of the Howe truss in its construction. [2]

A nearby restaurant, the "Covered Bridge Inn," takes its name from the bridge. [3] In 2011, the bridge was damaged by a hit and run driver. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Gap Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. "Covered Bridge Inn".
  4. Reynolds, Bob (June 10, 2011). "Historic Bridge Damaged by Hit and Run Driver". WNEP-TV . Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.