LITTLE LEHIGH CREEK
LEHIGH COUNTY
BUILT - 1841
Length - 145' ... n Little Lehigh Park SW of Allentown, Allentown Township. PA29 (Cedar Crest Blvd) N. 0.5 miles from jct with I78 exit 55 SW of Allentown, E. on Lindberg Av. 1.1 miles, S. on Oxford Dr. 0.4 miles to the bridge on the side of the road. It is named for the Bogert family; Peter Bogert purchased the land on which the bridge is located in 1744 as part of his farm. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span, Burr Arch Through Truss; two cement piers were added at a later date after original build.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-39-01
GPS +40.56904, -75.49854
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