Shaffer's Bridge
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| Location | West of Tire Hill on Township 634, Conemaugh Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°WCoordinates: 40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architectural style | Other, Burr arch |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Somerset County TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 80003637[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
The Shaffer's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a 68-foot-2-inch-long (20.78 m) Burr truss bridge, with a shingle covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Ben's Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (Shaffer's Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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