Saturday, November 13, 2021

BOGERT COVERED BRIDGE - ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA























 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

LOUX'S COVERED BRIDGE - PIPERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA















 CABIN RUN CREEK
BUCKS COUNTY
BUILT - 1874

Length - 86' ... E. of Pipersville. Dark Hollow Rd. E. 0.25 miles from jct with PA413 in Pipersville, SE on Carversville Rd. 0.5 miles to the bridge. Built by David Sutton. The bridge was originally called John A. Loux's Cabin Run Bridge; county business records show that Loux uperated a mill on the property next to the bridge. The bridge now is often misnamed as Cabin Run bridge, the actual Cabin Run Bridge is less than 2 miles east on Cabin Run Creek. In 1913, the bridge was extensively rebuilt by David Sutton at a cost of $424. After then state took possession of  the bridge in the 1930s, it added a new oak floor in 1970 with steel I-beams underneath. The bridge was again largely renovated in 1996. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places On December 1, 1980. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss with gable type roof.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-09-11

GPS +40.42298, -75.12774

Friday, November 12, 2021

VAN SANDT COVERED BRIDGE - NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA


















 PIDCOCK CREEK
BUCKS COUNTY
BUILT - 1875

Length - 86' ... S. of New Hope, Solebury Township. PA232 SW 2.6 miles from jct with PA32 in New Hope, E. on Pidcock Creek Rd. 0.8 miles, S. on Covered bridge Rd. 0.2 miles to the bridge. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss with gable type roof. 
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-09-03

GPS +40.32700, -74.95769