Sunday, November 28, 2021

MANASSES GUTH COVERED BRIDGE - OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA




















 JORDAN CREEK
LEHIGH COUNTY
BUILT - 1858

Length - 129' ...ESE of Orefield, South Whitehall Township. Orefield Rd. E. 1.4 miles from jct with PA309 in Orefield, S. on Lapp Rd. 0.6 miles to the bridge. Rebuilt in 1882 after being partially destroyed by fire, then refurbished 2016. The bridge was named after Manasses Guth, who lived in the adjacent stone farmhouse and a descendant of Lorentz Guth, the first settler in the area in 1745. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-39-03

GPS +40.62960, -75, 55339

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