Dimmsville Covered Bridge

Former bridge in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
Dimmsville Covered Bridge
Dimmsville Covered Bridge
40°36′23″N 77°8′20″W / 40.60639°N 77.13889°W / 40.60639; -77.13889
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79002245 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1979

The Dimmsville Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge located near Dimmsville, Greenwood Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It was a Burr Truss bridge. It measures 100-foot-long (30 m) and had vertical siding, windows at eave level, and a gable roof. It crossed Cocolamus Creek.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The bridge collapsed on April 11, 2017 after years of neglect.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-29. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dimmsville Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. ^ Schalk, Kiernan (April 17, 2017). "Local covered bridge crumbles". Lewistown Sentinel. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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