Friday, November 26, 2021

KREIDERSVILLE/SOLT'S COVERED BRIDGE - NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA


















 HOKENDAUQUA CREEK
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
BUILT - 1839

Length - 116' ... N. of Northampton, Allen Township. Main St. N. 0.8 miles from jct with PA329 in Northampton, NE Kreidersville Rd. 1.6 miles, E. on Covered Bridge Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge.  Also known as Hummels Covered Bridge. Bridge restored 1959-1960. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-48-01

GPS +40.72371, -7549282

Thursday, November 25, 2021

WEHR COVERED BRIDGE - OREFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA




















 JORDAN CREEK
LEHIGH COUNTY
BUILT - 1841

Length - 138' ... ESE of Orefield, South Whitehall Township. PA309 S. 0.4 miles from jct with Orefield Rd. in Orefield, E. on Lime Kiln Rd. 0.6 miles, S. on Wehr Mill Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Burr Arch Through Truss with added stone piers added at a later date then more recently in 1965, steel I-beams were added.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-39-02

GPS +40.62848, -7556976

FRANKENFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - ERWINNA, PENNSYLVANIA




















 TINICUM CREEK
BUCKS COUNTY
BUILT - 1872

Length - 130' ... SW of Erwinna, Tinicum Township. Headquarters Rd. SW (turns W.) 1.2 miles from jct with Geigel Hill Rd. in Erwinna, SW on Hollow Horn Rd. 1.3 miles, S. on Cafferty Rd. 0.25 miles to the bridge. Built by David Sutton. Rehabilitated in 1978. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-09-09

GPS +40.47667, -75.10000