Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge

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Mt. Pleasant Covered Bridge
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LocationEast of New Germantown on Township 304, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°18′54″N77°32′44″W / 40.31500°N 77.54556°W / 40.31500; -77.54556
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1918
ArchitectL.M. Wentzel
Architectural styleQueen M. King
MPS Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No. 80003599 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1980

The Mt. Pleasant Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Jackson Township near New Germantown in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 60-foot-long (18 m) King post bridge, constructed in 1918. It crosses Shermans Creek. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Susan M. Zacher. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mt. Pleasant Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Retrieved November 20, 2011.