Snooks Covered Bridge

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Snooks Covered Bridge
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Snooks Covered Bridge, October 2010
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LocationEast of Alum Bank on Township 578, East St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°10′9″N78°34′48″W / 40.16917°N 78.58000°W / 40.16917; -78.58000 Coordinates: 40°10′9″N78°34′48″W / 40.16917°N 78.58000°W / 40.16917; -78.58000
Arealess than one acre
MPS Bedford County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No. 80003412 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1980

The Snooks Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East St. Clair Township Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1883 "Visit PA"., it is a 75-foot-long (23 m), Burr Truss bridge with a shallow gable roof. It crosses Dunning Creek. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County. [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. July 9, 2010.
  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 and Barbara Hufnagel (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Snooks Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.